Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Dauphin
Municipality: Jackson township
Total Population 1,797
SEX
Male 902
Female 895
AGE
Under 5 years 106
5 to 17 years 410
18 to 20 years 74
21 to 24 years 71
25 to 44 years 635
45 to 54 years 206
55 to 59 years 83
60 to 64 years 73
65 to 74 years 92
75 to 84 years 41
85 years and over 6
Median age 33.5
Under 18 years 516
Percent of total population 28.7
65 years and over 139
Percent of total population 7.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 615
Family households (families) 505
Married-couple families 444
Percent of total households 72.2
Other family, male householder 22
Other family, female householder 39
Nonfamily households 110
Percent of total households 17.9
Householder living alone 91
Householder 65 years and over 38
Persons living in households 1,797
Persons per household 2.92
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,782
Black 6
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 13
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 666
Occupied housing units 615
Owner occupied 562
Percent owner occupied 91.4
Renter occupied 53
Vacant housing units 51
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 10
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 548
1-unit, attached 7
2 to 4 units 9
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 102
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 356
Less than $50,000 96
$50,000 to $99,999 222
$100,000 to $149,999 32
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 64,100
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 31
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 7
$500 to $749 2
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 214
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 356
White 353
Black 3
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