Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Franklin
Municipality: Waynesboro borough
Total Population 9,578
SEX
Male 4,455
Female 5,123
AGE
Under 5 years 611
5 to 17 years 1,540
18 to 20 years 368
21 to 24 years 619
25 to 44 years 2,832
45 to 54 years 862
55 to 59 years 381
60 to 64 years 461
65 to 74 years 1,027
75 to 84 years 678
85 years and over 199
Median age 35.4
Under 18 years 2,151
Percent of total population 22.5
65 years and over 1,904
Percent of total population 19.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 4,145
Family households (families) 2,634
Married-couple families 2,107
Percent of total households 50.8
Other family, male householder 131
Other family, female householder 396
Nonfamily households 1,511
Percent of total households 36.5
Householder living alone 1,363
Householder 65 years and over 733
Persons living in households 9,505
Persons per household 2.29
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 73
Institutionalized persons 36
Other persons in group quarters 37
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 9,147
Black 315
Percent of total population 3.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 17
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 58
Percent of total population 0.6
Other race 41
Hispanic Origin (any race) 126
Percent of total population 1.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,354
Occupied housing units 4,145
Owner occupied 2,169
Percent owner occupied 52.3
Renter occupied 1,976
Vacant housing units 209
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 35
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,006
1-unit, attached 587
2 to 4 units 1,211
5 to 9 units 273
10 or more units 204
Mobile home, trailer, other 73
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,845
Less than $50,000 539
$50,000 to $99,999 1,131
$100,000 to $149,999 133
$150,000 to $199,999 21
$200,000 to $299,999 14
$300,000 or more 7
Median (dollars) 63,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,913
Less than $250 790
$250 to $499 1,094
$500 to $749 28
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 268
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,845
White 1,799
Black 34
Percent of occupied units 1.8
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 5
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 15
Percent of occupied units 0.8
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