Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cumberland

Municipality: Hopewell township


Total Population 1,913 SEX Male 979 Female 934 AGE Under 5 years 158 5 to 17 years 414 18 to 20 years 88 21 to 24 years 84 25 to 44 years 647 45 to 54 years 205 55 to 59 years 82 60 to 64 years 73 65 to 74 years 110 75 to 84 years 43 85 years and over 9 Median age 31.9 Under 18 years 572 Percent of total population 29.9 65 years and over 162 Percent of total population 8.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 628 Family households (families) 535 Married-couple families 486 Percent of total households 77.4 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 29 Nonfamily households 93 Percent of total households 14.8 Householder living alone 80 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 1,913 Persons per household 3.05 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,901 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 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 682 Occupied housing units 628 Owner occupied 538 Percent owner occupied 85.7 Renter occupied 90 Vacant housing units 54 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 531 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 143 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 320 Less than $50,000 57 $50,000 to $99,999 213 $100,000 to $149,999 44 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 71,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 53 Less than $250 25 $250 to $499 27 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 257 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 320 White 320 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