Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cumberland

Municipality: Penn township


Total Population 2,425 SEX Male 1,216 Female 1,209 AGE Under 5 years 164 5 to 17 years 554 18 to 20 years 100 21 to 24 years 120 25 to 44 years 868 45 to 54 years 225 55 to 59 years 76 60 to 64 years 102 65 to 74 years 160 75 to 84 years 46 85 years and over 10 Median age 32.1 Under 18 years 718 Percent of total population 29.6 65 years and over 216 Percent of total population 8.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 796 Family households (families) 668 Married-couple families 583 Percent of total households 73.2 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 53 Nonfamily households 128 Percent of total households 16.1 Householder living alone 97 Householder 65 years and over 38 Persons living in households 2,414 Persons per household 3.03 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 11 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 11 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,411 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 848 Occupied housing units 796 Owner occupied 671 Percent owner occupied 84.3 Renter occupied 125 Vacant housing units 52 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 29 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 659 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 22 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 160 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 429 Less than $50,000 87 $50,000 to $99,999 281 $100,000 to $149,999 51 $150,000 to $199,999 7 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 69,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 82 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 51 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 289 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 429 White 429 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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