Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Polk township


Total Population 305 SEX Male 155 Female 150 AGE Under 5 years 24 5 to 17 years 54 18 to 20 years 7 21 to 24 years 7 25 to 44 years 94 45 to 54 years 37 55 to 59 years 13 60 to 64 years 21 65 to 74 years 24 75 to 84 years 21 85 years and over 3 Median age 37.4 Under 18 years 78 Percent of total population 25.6 65 years and over 48 Percent of total population 15.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 115 Family households (families) 92 Married-couple families 73 Percent of total households 63.5 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 12 Nonfamily households 23 Percent of total households 20.0 Householder living alone 22 Householder 65 years and over 15 Persons living in households 305 Persons per household 2.65 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 305 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 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 366 Occupied housing units 115 Owner occupied 100 Percent owner occupied 87.0 Renter occupied 15 Vacant housing units 251 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 247 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.4 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 161 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 204 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 42 Less than $50,000 31 $50,000 to $99,999 10 $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) 38,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 6 Less than $250 4 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 238 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 42 White 42 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