Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Dauphin
Municipality: Lower Paxton township
Total Population 39,162
SEX
Male 18,590
Female 20,572
AGE
Under 5 years 2,531
5 to 17 years 5,952
18 to 20 years 1,358
21 to 24 years 2,234
25 to 44 years 13,988
45 to 54 years 4,191
55 to 59 years 1,920
60 to 64 years 1,948
65 to 74 years 3,054
75 to 84 years 1,507
85 years and over 479
Median age 35.4
Under 18 years 8,483
Percent of total population 21.7
65 years and over 5,040
Percent of total population 12.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 16,060
Family households (families) 10,871
Married-couple families 9,113
Percent of total households 56.7
Other family, male householder 414
Other family, female householder 1,344
Nonfamily households 5,189
Percent of total households 32.3
Householder living alone 4,213
Householder 65 years and over 1,216
Persons living in households 38,550
Persons per household 2.40
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 612
Institutionalized persons 612
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 36,274
Black 2,149
Percent of total population 5.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 45
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 523
Percent of total population 1.3
Other race 171
Hispanic Origin (any race) 439
Percent of total population 1.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 16,895
Occupied housing units 16,060
Owner occupied 9,890
Percent owner occupied 61.6
Renter occupied 6,170
Vacant housing units 835
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 43
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9
Units with over 1 person per room 117
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 9,803
1-unit, attached 1,153
2 to 4 units 953
5 to 9 units 1,291
10 or more units 3,486
Mobile home, trailer, other 209
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 9,092
Less than $50,000 509
$50,000 to $99,999 6,014
$100,000 to $149,999 1,662
$150,000 to $199,999 513
$200,000 to $299,999 325
$300,000 or more 69
Median (dollars) 84,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 6,023
Less than $250 152
$250 to $499 4,101
$500 to $749 1,739
$750 to $999 26
$1,000 or more 5
Median (dollars) 457
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 9,092
White 8,700
Black 298
Percent of occupied units 3.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 10
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 70
Percent of occupied units 0.8
Other race 14
Hispanic origin (of any race) 44
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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