Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Greene

Municipality: Jefferson township


Total Population 2,536 SEX Male 1,221 Female 1,315 AGE Under 5 years 150 5 to 17 years 462 18 to 20 years 107 21 to 24 years 92 25 to 44 years 778 45 to 54 years 234 55 to 59 years 120 60 to 64 years 125 65 to 74 years 289 75 to 84 years 148 85 years and over 31 Median age 37.6 Under 18 years 612 Percent of total population 24.1 65 years and over 468 Percent of total population 18.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 955 Family households (families) 743 Married-couple families 635 Percent of total households 66.5 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 79 Nonfamily households 212 Percent of total households 22.2 Householder living alone 195 Householder 65 years and over 128 Persons living in households 2,524 Persons per household 2.64 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 12 Institutionalized persons 9 Other persons in group quarters 3 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,446 Black 88 Percent of total population 3.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 17 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,033 Occupied housing units 955 Owner occupied 823 Percent owner occupied 86.2 Renter occupied 132 Vacant housing units 78 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 19 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 813 1-unit, attached 32 2 to 4 units 1 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 187 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 566 Less than $50,000 368 $50,000 to $99,999 183 $100,000 to $149,999 15 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 40,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 96 Less than $250 83 $250 to $499 13 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 184 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 566 White 545 Black 21 Percent of occupied units 3.7 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) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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