Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Forest
Municipality: Howe township
Total Population 300
SEX
Male 220
Female 80
AGE
Under 5 years 11
5 to 17 years 120
18 to 20 years 40
21 to 24 years 7
25 to 44 years 47
45 to 54 years 14
55 to 59 years 8
60 to 64 years 15
65 to 74 years 27
75 to 84 years 10
85 years and over 1
Median age 18.5
Under 18 years 131
Percent of total population 43.7
65 years and over 38
Percent of total population 12.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 70
Family households (families) 47
Married-couple families 40
Percent of total households 57.1
Other family, male householder 3
Other family, female householder 4
Nonfamily households 23
Percent of total households 32.9
Householder living alone 19
Householder 65 years and over 8
Persons living in households 169
Persons per household 2.41
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 131
Institutionalized persons 131
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 248
Black 39
Percent of total population 13.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 12
Hispanic Origin (any race) 12
Percent of total population 4.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 692
Occupied housing units 70
Owner occupied 58
Percent owner occupied 82.9
Renter occupied 12
Vacant housing units 622
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 612
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 64
1-unit, attached 0
2 to 4 units 0
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 628
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 33
Less than $50,000 28
$50,000 to $99,999 4
$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) 29,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 6
Less than $250 6
$250 to $499 0
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 175
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 33
White 33
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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