Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Perry township


Total Population 1,293 SEX Male 654 Female 639 AGE Under 5 years 89 5 to 17 years 261 18 to 20 years 39 21 to 24 years 76 25 to 44 years 400 45 to 54 years 144 55 to 59 years 61 60 to 64 years 56 65 to 74 years 106 75 to 84 years 55 85 years and over 6 Median age 33.7 Under 18 years 350 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 167 Percent of total population 12.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 454 Family households (families) 379 Married-couple families 346 Percent of total households 76.2 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 25 Nonfamily households 75 Percent of total households 16.5 Householder living alone 71 Householder 65 years and over 42 Persons living in households 1,293 Persons per household 2.85 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,291 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 525 Occupied housing units 454 Owner occupied 395 Percent owner occupied 87.0 Renter occupied 59 Vacant housing units 71 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 423 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 90 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 221 Less than $50,000 122 $50,000 to $99,999 85 $100,000 to $149,999 12 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 24 Less than $250 21 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 167 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 221 White 221 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) 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