Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cumberland

Municipality: Lower Allen township


Total Population 15,254 SEX Male 7,908 Female 7,346 AGE Under 5 years 770 5 to 17 years 1,929 18 to 20 years 538 21 to 24 years 940 25 to 44 years 5,009 45 to 54 years 1,595 55 to 59 years 787 60 to 64 years 906 65 to 74 years 1,546 75 to 84 years 918 85 years and over 316 Median age 38.0 Under 18 years 2,699 Percent of total population 17.7 65 years and over 2,780 Percent of total population 18.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,860 Family households (families) 3,921 Married-couple families 3,340 Percent of total households 57.0 Other family, male householder 117 Other family, female householder 464 Nonfamily households 1,939 Percent of total households 33.1 Householder living alone 1,708 Householder 65 years and over 789 Persons living in households 13,386 Persons per household 2.28 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1,868 Institutionalized persons 1,851 Other persons in group quarters 17 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 14,093 Black 828 Percent of total population 5.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 42 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 227 Percent of total population 1.5 Other race 64 Hispanic Origin (any race) 247 Percent of total population 1.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 6,117 Occupied housing units 5,860 Owner occupied 4,027 Percent owner occupied 68.7 Renter occupied 1,833 Vacant housing units 257 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 33 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 4,114 1-unit, attached 367 2 to 4 units 192 5 to 9 units 340 10 or more units 992 Mobile home, trailer, other 112 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,702 Less than $50,000 156 $50,000 to $99,999 2,476 $100,000 to $149,999 729 $150,000 to $199,999 231 $200,000 to $299,999 58 $300,000 or more 52 Median (dollars) 85,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,740 Less than $250 300 $250 to $499 841 $500 to $749 508 $750 to $999 18 $1,000 or more 73 Median (dollars) 434 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,702 White 3,656 Black 7 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 34 Percent of occupied units 0.9 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 13 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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