Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Porter township


Total Population 310 SEX Male 170 Female 140 AGE Under 5 years 21 5 to 17 years 50 18 to 20 years 12 21 to 24 years 18 25 to 44 years 96 45 to 54 years 25 55 to 59 years 12 60 to 64 years 22 65 to 74 years 40 75 to 84 years 12 85 years and over 2 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 71 Percent of total population 22.9 65 years and over 54 Percent of total population 17.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 112 Family households (families) 98 Married-couple families 89 Percent of total households 79.5 Other family, male householder 3 Other family, female householder 6 Nonfamily households 14 Percent of total households 12.5 Householder living alone 12 Householder 65 years and over 3 Persons living in households 310 Persons per household 2.77 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 310 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 133 Occupied housing units 112 Owner occupied 96 Percent owner occupied 85.7 Renter occupied 16 Vacant housing units 21 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 110 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 23 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 40 Less than $50,000 24 $50,000 to $99,999 16 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $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 5 Less than $250 3 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 225 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 40 White 40 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