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