Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Crawford

Municipality: East Mead township


Total Population 1,441 SEX Male 716 Female 725 AGE Under 5 years 138 5 to 17 years 285 18 to 20 years 66 21 to 24 years 89 25 to 44 years 425 45 to 54 years 164 55 to 59 years 54 60 to 64 years 51 65 to 74 years 109 75 to 84 years 51 85 years and over 9 Median age 31.2 Under 18 years 423 Percent of total population 29.4 65 years and over 169 Percent of total population 11.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 502 Family households (families) 412 Married-couple families 352 Percent of total households 70.1 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 40 Nonfamily households 90 Percent of total households 17.9 Householder living alone 70 Householder 65 years and over 27 Persons living in households 1,441 Persons per household 2.87 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,439 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 534 Occupied housing units 502 Owner occupied 434 Percent owner occupied 86.5 Renter occupied 68 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 369 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 7 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 156 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 199 Less than $50,000 115 $50,000 to $99,999 78 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 46,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 43 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 9 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 185 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 199 White 199 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 0.5 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