Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Cumberland
Municipality: Middlesex township
Total Population 5,780
SEX
Male 2,882
Female 2,898
AGE
Under 5 years 406
5 to 17 years 917
18 to 20 years 221
21 to 24 years 287
25 to 44 years 2,017
45 to 54 years 605
55 to 59 years 266
60 to 64 years 269
65 to 74 years 374
75 to 84 years 256
85 years and over 162
Median age 34.5
Under 18 years 1,323
Percent of total population 22.9
65 years and over 792
Percent of total population 13.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,945
Family households (families) 1,535
Married-couple families 1,313
Percent of total households 67.5
Other family, male householder 83
Other family, female householder 139
Nonfamily households 410
Percent of total households 21.1
Householder living alone 328
Householder 65 years and over 102
Persons living in households 5,179
Persons per household 2.66
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 601
Institutionalized persons 601
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 5,674
Black 68
Percent of total population 1.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 30
Percent of total population 0.5
Other race 4
Hispanic Origin (any race) 52
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,017
Occupied housing units 1,945
Owner occupied 1,717
Percent owner occupied 88.3
Renter occupied 228
Vacant housing units 72
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 33
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,159
1-unit, attached 12
2 to 4 units 45
5 to 9 units 12
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 789
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 858
Less than $50,000 78
$50,000 to $99,999 433
$100,000 to $149,999 257
$150,000 to $199,999 65
$200,000 to $299,999 21
$300,000 or more 4
Median (dollars) 91,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 166
Less than $250 44
$250 to $499 108
$500 to $749 14
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 331
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 858
White 854
Black 3
Percent of occupied units 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 6
Percent of occupied units 0.7
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