Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Columbia
Municipality: Locust township
Total Population 1,308
SEX
Male 647
Female 661
AGE
Under 5 years 81
5 to 17 years 230
18 to 20 years 38
21 to 24 years 59
25 to 44 years 418
45 to 54 years 131
55 to 59 years 52
60 to 64 years 85
65 to 74 years 142
75 to 84 years 63
85 years and over 9
Median age 36.7
Under 18 years 311
Percent of total population 23.8
65 years and over 214
Percent of total population 16.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 506
Family households (families) 397
Married-couple families 344
Percent of total households 68.0
Other family, male householder 23
Other family, female householder 30
Nonfamily households 109
Percent of total households 21.5
Householder living alone 101
Householder 65 years and over 47
Persons living in households 1,308
Persons per household 2.58
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,307
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 7
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 569
Occupied housing units 506
Owner occupied 416
Percent owner occupied 82.2
Renter occupied 90
Vacant housing units 63
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 37
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 454
1-unit, attached 3
2 to 4 units 14
5 to 9 units 5
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 93
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 226
Less than $50,000 87
$50,000 to $99,999 112
$100,000 to $149,999 23
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 57,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 52
Less than $250 34
$250 to $499 18
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 225
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 226
White 226
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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