Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Erie

Municipality: Springfield township


Total Population 3,218 SEX Male 1,667 Female 1,551 AGE Under 5 years 257 5 to 17 years 657 18 to 20 years 143 21 to 24 years 165 25 to 44 years 955 45 to 54 years 385 55 to 59 years 139 60 to 64 years 149 65 to 74 years 230 75 to 84 years 102 85 years and over 36 Median age 32.9 Under 18 years 914 Percent of total population 28.4 65 years and over 368 Percent of total population 11.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,128 Family households (families) 889 Married-couple families 754 Percent of total households 66.8 Other family, male householder 43 Other family, female householder 92 Nonfamily households 239 Percent of total households 21.2 Householder living alone 196 Householder 65 years and over 95 Persons living in households 3,218 Persons per household 2.85 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,157 Black 41 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 22 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,338 Occupied housing units 1,128 Owner occupied 917 Percent owner occupied 81.3 Renter occupied 211 Vacant housing units 210 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 154 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 31 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 916 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 41 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 374 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 502 Less than $50,000 261 $50,000 to $99,999 232 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 48,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 153 Less than $250 103 $250 to $499 48 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 221 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 502 White 498 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 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