Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Dauphin

Municipality: Middletown borough


Total Population 9,254 SEX Male 4,280 Female 4,974 AGE Under 5 years 604 5 to 17 years 1,453 18 to 20 years 355 21 to 24 years 585 25 to 44 years 2,980 45 to 54 years 875 55 to 59 years 375 60 to 64 years 385 65 to 74 years 873 75 to 84 years 575 85 years and over 194 Median age 34.9 Under 18 years 2,057 Percent of total population 22.2 65 years and over 1,642 Percent of total population 17.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,934 Family households (families) 2,397 Married-couple families 1,841 Percent of total households 46.8 Other family, male householder 102 Other family, female householder 454 Nonfamily households 1,537 Percent of total households 39.1 Householder living alone 1,331 Householder 65 years and over 596 Persons living in households 9,076 Persons per household 2.31 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 178 Institutionalized persons 166 Other persons in group quarters 12 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 8,667 Black 474 Percent of total population 5.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 16 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 45 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 52 Hispanic Origin (any race) 119 Percent of total population 1.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 4,201 Occupied housing units 3,934 Owner occupied 2,085 Percent owner occupied 53.0 Renter occupied 1,849 Vacant housing units 267 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 49 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,563 1-unit, attached 659 2 to 4 units 505 5 to 9 units 251 10 or more units 870 Mobile home, trailer, other 353 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,656 Less than $50,000 492 $50,000 to $99,999 1,069 $100,000 to $149,999 78 $150,000 to $199,999 11 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 59,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,786 Less than $250 357 $250 to $499 924 $500 to $749 501 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 382 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,656 White 1,597 Black 52 Percent of occupied units 3.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 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