Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Franklin

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 11,119 SEX Male 5,471 Female 5,648 AGE Under 5 years 710 5 to 17 years 2,024 18 to 20 years 443 21 to 24 years 605 25 to 44 years 3,412 45 to 54 years 1,266 55 to 59 years 582 60 to 64 years 622 65 to 74 years 960 75 to 84 years 407 85 years and over 88 Median age 35.4 Under 18 years 2,734 Percent of total population 24.6 65 years and over 1,455 Percent of total population 13.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,156 Family households (families) 3,329 Married-couple families 2,928 Percent of total households 70.5 Other family, male householder 110 Other family, female householder 291 Nonfamily households 827 Percent of total households 19.9 Householder living alone 709 Householder 65 years and over 324 Persons living in households 11,101 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 18 Institutionalized persons 18 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 10,780 Black 172 Percent of total population 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 18 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 114 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 35 Hispanic Origin (any race) 95 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 4,355 Occupied housing units 4,156 Owner occupied 3,346 Percent owner occupied 80.5 Renter occupied 810 Vacant housing units 199 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 49 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 41 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,344 1-unit, attached 171 2 to 4 units 163 5 to 9 units 119 10 or more units 55 Mobile home, trailer, other 503 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,619 Less than $50,000 331 $50,000 to $99,999 1,471 $100,000 to $149,999 516 $150,000 to $199,999 203 $200,000 to $299,999 84 $300,000 or more 14 Median (dollars) 82,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 688 Less than $250 176 $250 to $499 448 $500 to $749 60 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 326 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,619 White 2,590 Black 12 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 6 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 9 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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