Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Columbia

Municipality: Main township


Total Population 1,241 SEX Male 636 Female 605 AGE Under 5 years 100 5 to 17 years 272 18 to 20 years 38 21 to 24 years 67 25 to 44 years 421 45 to 54 years 126 55 to 59 years 59 60 to 64 years 50 65 to 74 years 68 75 to 84 years 36 85 years and over 4 Median age 32.0 Under 18 years 372 Percent of total population 30.0 65 years and over 108 Percent of total population 8.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 428 Family households (families) 348 Married-couple families 309 Percent of total households 72.2 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 24 Nonfamily households 80 Percent of total households 18.7 Householder living alone 65 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 1,241 Persons per household 2.90 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,236 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 9 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 448 Occupied housing units 428 Owner occupied 371 Percent owner occupied 86.7 Renter occupied 57 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 330 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 12 5 to 9 units 16 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 80 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 237 Less than $50,000 65 $50,000 to $99,999 138 $100,000 to $149,999 27 $150,000 to $199,999 6 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 65,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 45 Less than $250 17 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 281 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 237 White 236 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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