Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Dauphin

Municipality: Conewago township


Total Population 2,832 SEX Male 1,420 Female 1,412 AGE Under 5 years 240 5 to 17 years 550 18 to 20 years 120 21 to 24 years 138 25 to 44 years 982 45 to 54 years 358 55 to 59 years 131 60 to 64 years 113 65 to 74 years 129 75 to 84 years 60 85 years and over 11 Median age 32.8 Under 18 years 790 Percent of total population 27.9 65 years and over 200 Percent of total population 7.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 973 Family households (families) 812 Married-couple families 716 Percent of total households 73.6 Other family, male householder 31 Other family, female householder 65 Nonfamily households 161 Percent of total households 16.5 Householder living alone 137 Householder 65 years and over 30 Persons living in households 2,832 Persons per household 2.91 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,787 Black 25 Percent of total population 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 23 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,012 Occupied housing units 973 Owner occupied 795 Percent owner occupied 81.7 Renter occupied 178 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 736 1-unit, attached 34 2 to 4 units 75 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 160 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 529 Less than $50,000 31 $50,000 to $99,999 255 $100,000 to $149,999 116 $150,000 to $199,999 68 $200,000 to $299,999 51 $300,000 or more 8 Median (dollars) 96,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 137 Less than $250 28 $250 to $499 71 $500 to $749 34 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 366 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 529 White 525 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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