Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Dauphin
Municipality: Middle Paxton township
Total Population 5,129
SEX
Male 2,620
Female 2,509
AGE
Under 5 years 298
5 to 17 years 956
18 to 20 years 186
21 to 24 years 224
25 to 44 years 1,832
45 to 54 years 639
55 to 59 years 230
60 to 64 years 249
65 to 74 years 336
75 to 84 years 153
85 years and over 26
Median age 35.7
Under 18 years 1,254
Percent of total population 24.4
65 years and over 515
Percent of total population 10.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,896
Family households (families) 1,457
Married-couple families 1,296
Percent of total households 68.4
Other family, male householder 52
Other family, female householder 109
Nonfamily households 439
Percent of total households 23.2
Householder living alone 337
Householder 65 years and over 129
Persons living in households 5,129
Persons per household 2.71
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 5,110
Black 7
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 7
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 20
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,984
Occupied housing units 1,896
Owner occupied 1,642
Percent owner occupied 86.6
Renter occupied 254
Vacant housing units 88
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 24
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,715
1-unit, attached 37
2 to 4 units 60
5 to 9 units 15
10 or more units 11
Mobile home, trailer, other 146
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,308
Less than $50,000 152
$50,000 to $99,999 816
$100,000 to $149,999 215
$150,000 to $199,999 68
$200,000 to $299,999 46
$300,000 or more 11
Median (dollars) 83,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 201
Less than $250 39
$250 to $499 149
$500 to $749 9
$750 to $999 3
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 356
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,308
White 1,305
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
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