Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Columbia
Municipality: Fishing Creek township
Total Population 1,378
SEX
Male 670
Female 708
AGE
Under 5 years 84
5 to 17 years 270
18 to 20 years 59
21 to 24 years 50
25 to 44 years 429
45 to 54 years 161
55 to 59 years 70
60 to 64 years 56
65 to 74 years 129
75 to 84 years 59
85 years and over 11
Median age 36.0
Under 18 years 354
Percent of total population 25.7
65 years and over 199
Percent of total population 14.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 505
Family households (families) 413
Married-couple families 373
Percent of total households 73.9
Other family, male householder 17
Other family, female householder 23
Nonfamily households 92
Percent of total households 18.2
Householder living alone 81
Householder 65 years and over 45
Persons living in households 1,378
Persons per household 2.73
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,374
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 641
Occupied housing units 505
Owner occupied 439
Percent owner occupied 86.9
Renter occupied 66
Vacant housing units 136
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 110
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 540
1-unit, attached 2
2 to 4 units 2
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 97
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 202
Less than $50,000 87
$50,000 to $99,999 105
$100,000 to $149,999 7
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 54,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 34
Less than $250 21
$250 to $499 13
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 221
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 202
White 201
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.5
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997