Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Franklin

Municipality: St. Thomas township


Total Population 5,861 SEX Male 2,952 Female 2,909 AGE Under 5 years 428 5 to 17 years 1,177 18 to 20 years 263 21 to 24 years 353 25 to 44 years 1,855 45 to 54 years 659 55 to 59 years 284 60 to 64 years 255 65 to 74 years 370 75 to 84 years 176 85 years and over 41 Median age 32.4 Under 18 years 1,605 Percent of total population 27.4 65 years and over 587 Percent of total population 10.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,097 Family households (families) 1,683 Married-couple families 1,463 Percent of total households 69.8 Other family, male householder 77 Other family, female householder 143 Nonfamily households 414 Percent of total households 19.7 Householder living alone 337 Householder 65 years and over 134 Persons living in households 5,860 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 1 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,791 Black 29 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 21 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 38 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,181 Occupied housing units 2,097 Owner occupied 1,756 Percent owner occupied 83.7 Renter occupied 341 Vacant housing units 84 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 29 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,449 1-unit, attached 26 2 to 4 units 47 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 20 Mobile home, trailer, other 632 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,012 Less than $50,000 218 $50,000 to $99,999 691 $100,000 to $149,999 89 $150,000 to $199,999 11 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 67,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 247 Less than $250 131 $250 to $499 111 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 243 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,012 White 1,006 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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