Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Dauphin
Municipality: Lykens township
Total Population 1,238
SEX
Male 647
Female 591
AGE
Under 5 years 88
5 to 17 years 290
18 to 20 years 50
21 to 24 years 63
25 to 44 years 357
45 to 54 years 131
55 to 59 years 51
60 to 64 years 75
65 to 74 years 81
75 to 84 years 41
85 years and over 11
Median age 32.3
Under 18 years 378
Percent of total population 30.5
65 years and over 133
Percent of total population 10.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 396
Family households (families) 338
Married-couple families 296
Percent of total households 74.7
Other family, male householder 18
Other family, female householder 24
Nonfamily households 58
Percent of total households 14.6
Householder living alone 50
Householder 65 years and over 27
Persons living in households 1,238
Persons per household 3.13
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,232
Black 1
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 5
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 435
Occupied housing units 396
Owner occupied 321
Percent owner occupied 81.1
Renter occupied 75
Vacant housing units 39
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.4
Units with over 1 person per room 13
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 372
1-unit, attached 3
2 to 4 units 2
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 58
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 186
Less than $50,000 85
$50,000 to $99,999 84
$100,000 to $149,999 11
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 to $299,999 3
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 52,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 28
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 6
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 194
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 186
White 186
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) 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