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