Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Columbia

Municipality: Mount Pleasant township


Total Population 1,383 SEX Male 692 Female 691 AGE Under 5 years 99 5 to 17 years 274 18 to 20 years 73 21 to 24 years 65 25 to 44 years 495 45 to 54 years 151 55 to 59 years 51 60 to 64 years 45 65 to 74 years 80 75 to 84 years 40 85 years and over 10 Median age 33.2 Under 18 years 373 Percent of total population 27.0 65 years and over 130 Percent of total population 9.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 480 Family households (families) 398 Married-couple families 363 Percent of total households 75.6 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 82 Percent of total households 17.1 Householder living alone 65 Householder 65 years and over 31 Persons living in households 1,383 Persons per household 2.88 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,378 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 495 Occupied housing units 480 Owner occupied 399 Percent owner occupied 83.1 Renter occupied 81 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 393 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 22 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 78 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 253 Less than $50,000 70 $50,000 to $99,999 149 $100,000 to $149,999 26 $150,000 to $199,999 6 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 64,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 55 Less than $250 33 $250 to $499 22 $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 253 White 253 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) 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