Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Juniata

Municipality: Monroe township


Total Population 1,800 SEX Male 889 Female 911 AGE Under 5 years 123 5 to 17 years 373 18 to 20 years 75 21 to 24 years 100 25 to 44 years 553 45 to 54 years 167 55 to 59 years 73 60 to 64 years 83 65 to 74 years 134 75 to 84 years 80 85 years and over 39 Median age 32.7 Under 18 years 496 Percent of total population 27.6 65 years and over 253 Percent of total population 14.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 629 Family households (families) 493 Married-couple families 456 Percent of total households 72.5 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 23 Nonfamily households 136 Percent of total households 21.6 Householder living alone 120 Householder 65 years and over 72 Persons living in households 1,748 Persons per household 2.78 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 52 Institutionalized persons 52 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,792 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 661 Occupied housing units 629 Owner occupied 488 Percent owner occupied 77.6 Renter occupied 141 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 502 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 34 5 to 9 units 12 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 102 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 273 Less than $50,000 132 $50,000 to $99,999 133 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 51,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 92 Less than $250 88 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 174 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 273 White 272 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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