Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cumberland

Municipality: Hampden township


Total Population 20,384 SEX Male 9,983 Female 10,401 AGE Under 5 years 1,363 5 to 17 years 3,837 18 to 20 years 781 21 to 24 years 955 25 to 44 years 6,626 45 to 54 years 2,740 55 to 59 years 1,032 60 to 64 years 966 65 to 74 years 1,386 75 to 84 years 535 85 years and over 163 Median age 36.1 Under 18 years 5,200 Percent of total population 25.5 65 years and over 2,084 Percent of total population 10.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 7,531 Family households (families) 5,852 Married-couple families 5,178 Percent of total households 68.8 Other family, male householder 172 Other family, female householder 502 Nonfamily households 1,679 Percent of total households 22.3 Householder living alone 1,404 Householder 65 years and over 461 Persons living in households 20,218 Persons per household 2.68 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 166 Institutionalized persons 108 Other persons in group quarters 58 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 19,660 Black 94 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 30 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 551 Percent of total population 2.7 Other race 49 Hispanic Origin (any race) 144 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 7,885 Occupied housing units 7,531 Owner occupied 6,189 Percent owner occupied 82.2 Renter occupied 1,342 Vacant housing units 354 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 55 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 5,696 1-unit, attached 424 2 to 4 units 265 5 to 9 units 130 10 or more units 574 Mobile home, trailer, other 796 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 5,088 Less than $50,000 160 $50,000 to $99,999 1,917 $100,000 to $149,999 1,726 $150,000 to $199,999 853 $200,000 to $299,999 330 $300,000 or more 102 Median (dollars) 113,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,260 Less than $250 49 $250 to $499 882 $500 to $749 277 $750 to $999 38 $1,000 or more 14 Median (dollars) 456 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 5,088 White 4,975 Black 11 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 4 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 93 Percent of occupied units 1.8 Other race 5 Hispanic origin (of any race) 26 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