Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lackawana

Municipality: Greenfield township


Total Population 1,743 SEX Male 857 Female 886 AGE Under 5 years 106 5 to 17 years 349 18 to 20 years 61 21 to 24 years 83 25 to 44 years 496 45 to 54 years 205 55 to 59 years 79 60 to 64 years 113 65 to 74 years 160 75 to 84 years 76 85 years and over 15 Median age 35.9 Under 18 years 455 Percent of total population 26.1 65 years and over 251 Percent of total population 14.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 613 Family households (families) 474 Married-couple families 409 Percent of total households 66.7 Other family, male householder 24 Other family, female householder 41 Nonfamily households 139 Percent of total households 22.7 Householder living alone 127 Householder 65 years and over 64 Persons living in households 1,689 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 54 Institutionalized persons 54 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,711 Black 28 Percent of total population 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 866 Occupied housing units 613 Owner occupied 541 Percent owner occupied 88.3 Renter occupied 72 Vacant housing units 253 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 216 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 687 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 156 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 318 Less than $50,000 49 $50,000 to $99,999 168 $100,000 to $149,999 65 $150,000 to $199,999 22 $200,000 to $299,999 13 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 82,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 59 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 25 $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 318 White 318 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