Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Dauphin
Municipality: Steelton borough
Total Population 5,152
SEX
Male 2,376
Female 2,776
AGE
Under 5 years 297
5 to 17 years 824
18 to 20 years 185
21 to 24 years 240
25 to 44 years 1,547
45 to 54 years 502
55 to 59 years 244
60 to 64 years 336
65 to 74 years 595
75 to 84 years 309
85 years and over 73
Median age 37.3
Under 18 years 1,121
Percent of total population 21.8
65 years and over 977
Percent of total population 19.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,137
Family households (families) 1,386
Married-couple families 942
Percent of total households 44.1
Other family, male householder 99
Other family, female householder 345
Nonfamily households 751
Percent of total households 35.1
Householder living alone 681
Householder 65 years and over 307
Persons living in households 5,152
Persons per household 2.41
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,845
Black 1,215
Percent of total population 23.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 21
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 67
Hispanic Origin (any race) 131
Percent of total population 2.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,302
Occupied housing units 2,137
Owner occupied 1,492
Percent owner occupied 69.8
Renter occupied 645
Vacant housing units 165
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 36
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 732
1-unit, attached 1,091
2 to 4 units 378
5 to 9 units 75
10 or more units 7
Mobile home, trailer, other 19
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,336
Less than $50,000 802
$50,000 to $99,999 504
$100,000 to $149,999 22
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 4
Median (dollars) 44,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 589
Less than $250 181
$250 to $499 396
$500 to $749 11
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 302
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,336
White 1,049
Black 277
Percent of occupied units 20.7
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 7
Hispanic origin (of any race) 18
Percent of occupied units 1.3
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