Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Crawford
Municipality: Sparta township
Total Population 1,554
SEX
Male 782
Female 772
AGE
Under 5 years 180
5 to 17 years 472
18 to 20 years 70
21 to 24 years 69
25 to 44 years 418
45 to 54 years 117
55 to 59 years 66
60 to 64 years 51
65 to 74 years 67
75 to 84 years 34
85 years and over 10
Median age 24.2
Under 18 years 652
Percent of total population 42.0
65 years and over 111
Percent of total population 7.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 425
Family households (families) 364
Married-couple families 333
Percent of total households 78.4
Other family, male householder 5
Other family, female householder 26
Nonfamily households 61
Percent of total households 14.4
Householder living alone 58
Householder 65 years and over 26
Persons living in households 1,549
Persons per household 3.64
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 5
Institutionalized persons 5
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,550
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.2
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) 5
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 515
Occupied housing units 425
Owner occupied 355
Percent owner occupied 83.5
Renter occupied 70
Vacant housing units 90
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 53
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.2
Units with over 1 person per room 49
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 374
1-unit, attached 7
2 to 4 units 6
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 128
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 134
Less than $50,000 91
$50,000 to $99,999 42
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 37,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 33
Less than $250 31
$250 to $499 2
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 152
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 134
White 134
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