Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Greene

Municipality: Perry township


Total Population 1,719 SEX Male 862 Female 857 AGE Under 5 years 102 5 to 17 years 324 18 to 20 years 84 21 to 24 years 89 25 to 44 years 498 45 to 54 years 197 55 to 59 years 95 60 to 64 years 83 65 to 74 years 153 75 to 84 years 73 85 years and over 21 Median age 36.4 Under 18 years 426 Percent of total population 24.8 65 years and over 247 Percent of total population 14.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 662 Family households (families) 493 Married-couple families 419 Percent of total households 63.3 Other family, male householder 22 Other family, female householder 52 Nonfamily households 169 Percent of total households 25.5 Householder living alone 159 Householder 65 years and over 71 Persons living in households 1,718 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 1 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,713 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 15 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 723 Occupied housing units 662 Owner occupied 511 Percent owner occupied 77.2 Renter occupied 151 Vacant housing units 61 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 526 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 21 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 166 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 270 Less than $50,000 142 $50,000 to $99,999 122 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 48,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 107 Less than $250 83 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 186 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 270 White 270 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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) 3 Percent of occupied units 1.1 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