Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Knox township


Total Population 1,014 SEX Male 509 Female 505 AGE Under 5 years 70 5 to 17 years 208 18 to 20 years 32 21 to 24 years 54 25 to 44 years 290 45 to 54 years 94 55 to 59 years 57 60 to 64 years 51 65 to 74 years 98 75 to 84 years 44 85 years and over 16 Median age 34.7 Under 18 years 278 Percent of total population 27.4 65 years and over 158 Percent of total population 15.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 374 Family households (families) 294 Married-couple families 259 Percent of total households 69.3 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 26 Nonfamily households 80 Percent of total households 21.4 Householder living alone 73 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 1,014 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,010 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 445 Occupied housing units 374 Owner occupied 320 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 54 Vacant housing units 71 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 56 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 346 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 13 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 85 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 160 Less than $50,000 109 $50,000 to $99,999 50 $100,000 to $149,999 1 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 37,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 30 Less than $250 27 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 167 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 160 White 159 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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