Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Erie

Municipality: Amity township


Total Population 1,034 SEX Male 514 Female 520 AGE Under 5 years 88 5 to 17 years 232 18 to 20 years 34 21 to 24 years 60 25 to 44 years 308 45 to 54 years 120 55 to 59 years 53 60 to 64 years 49 65 to 74 years 50 75 to 84 years 38 85 years and over 2 Median age 31.9 Under 18 years 320 Percent of total population 30.9 65 years and over 90 Percent of total population 8.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 326 Family households (families) 275 Married-couple families 249 Percent of total households 76.4 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 17 Nonfamily households 51 Percent of total households 15.6 Householder living alone 44 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 1,034 Persons per household 3.17 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,031 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 354 Occupied housing units 326 Owner occupied 294 Percent owner occupied 90.2 Renter occupied 32 Vacant housing units 28 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.2 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.4 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 290 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 57 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 105 Less than $50,000 41 $50,000 to $99,999 63 $100,000 to $149,999 1 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 54,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 12 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 225 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 105 White 104 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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