Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Columbia

Municipality: South Centre township


Total Population 1,891 SEX Male 897 Female 994 AGE Under 5 years 122 5 to 17 years 313 18 to 20 years 84 21 to 24 years 104 25 to 44 years 542 45 to 54 years 226 55 to 59 years 108 60 to 64 years 117 65 to 74 years 166 75 to 84 years 85 85 years and over 24 Median age 36.9 Under 18 years 435 Percent of total population 23.0 65 years and over 275 Percent of total population 14.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 754 Family households (families) 555 Married-couple families 451 Percent of total households 59.8 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 83 Nonfamily households 199 Percent of total households 26.4 Householder living alone 167 Householder 65 years and over 88 Persons living in households 1,891 Persons per household 2.51 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,871 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 773 Occupied housing units 754 Owner occupied 657 Percent owner occupied 87.1 Renter occupied 97 Vacant housing units 19 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 508 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 43 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 218 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 423 Less than $50,000 151 $50,000 to $99,999 229 $100,000 to $149,999 33 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 62,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 83 Less than $250 37 $250 to $499 43 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 257 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 423 White 420 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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