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