Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Dauphin

Municipality: Royalton borough


Total Population 1,120 SEX Male 530 Female 590 AGE Under 5 years 79 5 to 17 years 210 18 to 20 years 42 21 to 24 years 61 25 to 44 years 396 45 to 54 years 114 55 to 59 years 47 60 to 64 years 58 65 to 74 years 76 75 to 84 years 29 85 years and over 8 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 289 Percent of total population 25.8 65 years and over 113 Percent of total population 10.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 438 Family households (families) 299 Married-couple families 236 Percent of total households 53.9 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 139 Percent of total households 31.7 Householder living alone 117 Householder 65 years and over 43 Persons living in households 1,120 Persons per household 2.56 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,112 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 456 Occupied housing units 438 Owner occupied 305 Percent owner occupied 69.6 Renter occupied 133 Vacant housing units 18 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 241 1-unit, attached 87 2 to 4 units 48 5 to 9 units 23 10 or more units 3 Mobile home, trailer, other 54 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 258 Less than $50,000 128 $50,000 to $99,999 122 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 50,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 123 Less than $250 38 $250 to $499 79 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 305 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 258 White 255 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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