Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Franklin

Municipality: Hamilton township


Total Population 7,745 SEX Male 3,765 Female 3,980 AGE Under 5 years 593 5 to 17 years 1,501 18 to 20 years 325 21 to 24 years 420 25 to 44 years 2,446 45 to 54 years 888 55 to 59 years 407 60 to 64 years 399 65 to 74 years 525 75 to 84 years 206 85 years and over 35 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 2,094 Percent of total population 27.0 65 years and over 766 Percent of total population 9.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,900 Family households (families) 2,310 Married-couple families 1,946 Percent of total households 67.1 Other family, male householder 81 Other family, female householder 283 Nonfamily households 590 Percent of total households 20.3 Householder living alone 513 Householder 65 years and over 189 Persons living in households 7,745 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 7,483 Black 175 Percent of total population 2.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 19 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 39 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 29 Hispanic Origin (any race) 67 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,980 Occupied housing units 2,900 Owner occupied 2,253 Percent owner occupied 77.7 Renter occupied 647 Vacant housing units 80 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 23 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,000 1-unit, attached 146 2 to 4 units 123 5 to 9 units 186 10 or more units 30 Mobile home, trailer, other 495 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,617 Less than $50,000 235 $50,000 to $99,999 1,102 $100,000 to $149,999 229 $150,000 to $199,999 38 $200,000 to $299,999 12 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 74,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 571 Less than $250 224 $250 to $499 329 $500 to $749 18 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 274 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,617 White 1,598 Black 16 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 7 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