Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Dauphin

Municipality: Mifflin township


Total Population 676 SEX Male 355 Female 321 AGE Under 5 years 67 5 to 17 years 163 18 to 20 years 17 21 to 24 years 31 25 to 44 years 205 45 to 54 years 62 55 to 59 years 39 60 to 64 years 31 65 to 74 years 43 75 to 84 years 16 85 years and over 2 Median age 30.6 Under 18 years 230 Percent of total population 34.0 65 years and over 61 Percent of total population 9.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 214 Family households (families) 187 Married-couple families 172 Percent of total households 80.4 Other family, male householder 6 Other family, female householder 9 Nonfamily households 27 Percent of total households 12.6 Householder living alone 23 Householder 65 years and over 12 Persons living in households 676 Persons per household 3.16 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 676 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 235 Occupied housing units 214 Owner occupied 171 Percent owner occupied 79.9 Renter occupied 43 Vacant housing units 21 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.5 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 202 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 29 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 101 Less than $50,000 36 $50,000 to $99,999 56 $100,000 to $149,999 9 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 58,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 20 Less than $250 12 $250 to $499 7 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 238 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 101 White 101 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