Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Snyder township


Total Population 2,535 SEX Male 1,286 Female 1,249 AGE Under 5 years 178 5 to 17 years 520 18 to 20 years 96 21 to 24 years 91 25 to 44 years 805 45 to 54 years 265 55 to 59 years 145 60 to 64 years 126 65 to 74 years 194 75 to 84 years 100 85 years and over 15 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 698 Percent of total population 27.5 65 years and over 309 Percent of total population 12.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 912 Family households (families) 721 Married-couple families 633 Percent of total households 69.4 Other family, male householder 24 Other family, female householder 64 Nonfamily households 191 Percent of total households 20.9 Householder living alone 168 Householder 65 years and over 76 Persons living in households 2,535 Persons per household 2.78 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,525 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,041 Occupied housing units 912 Owner occupied 772 Percent owner occupied 84.6 Renter occupied 140 Vacant housing units 129 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 45 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 877 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 34 5 to 9 units 6 10 or more units 10 Mobile home, trailer, other 109 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 582 Less than $50,000 268 $50,000 to $99,999 291 $100,000 to $149,999 16 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 103 Less than $250 68 $250 to $499 35 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 226 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 582 White 581 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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