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