Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Erie

Municipality: Summit township


Total Population 5,284 SEX Male 2,614 Female 2,670 AGE Under 5 years 346 5 to 17 years 989 18 to 20 years 234 21 to 24 years 270 25 to 44 years 1,612 45 to 54 years 672 55 to 59 years 260 60 to 64 years 256 65 to 74 years 418 75 to 84 years 174 85 years and over 53 Median age 34.8 Under 18 years 1,335 Percent of total population 25.3 65 years and over 645 Percent of total population 12.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,898 Family households (families) 1,462 Married-couple families 1,244 Percent of total households 65.5 Other family, male householder 65 Other family, female householder 153 Nonfamily households 436 Percent of total households 23.0 Householder living alone 365 Householder 65 years and over 126 Persons living in households 5,199 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 85 Institutionalized persons 85 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,244 Black 24 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,977 Occupied housing units 1,898 Owner occupied 1,709 Percent owner occupied 90.0 Renter occupied 189 Vacant housing units 79 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 26 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 33 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,302 1-unit, attached 13 2 to 4 units 22 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 632 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 914 Less than $50,000 244 $50,000 to $99,999 564 $100,000 to $149,999 87 $150,000 to $199,999 9 $200,000 to $299,999 7 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 65,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 134 Less than $250 72 $250 to $499 57 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 242 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 914 White 910 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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