Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Brecknock township


Total Population 5,197 SEX Male 2,638 Female 2,559 AGE Under 5 years 506 5 to 17 years 1,214 18 to 20 years 203 21 to 24 years 271 25 to 44 years 1,564 45 to 54 years 509 55 to 59 years 252 60 to 64 years 186 65 to 74 years 308 75 to 84 years 158 85 years and over 26 Median age 29.7 Under 18 years 1,720 Percent of total population 33.1 65 years and over 492 Percent of total population 9.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,604 Family households (families) 1,372 Married-couple families 1,266 Percent of total households 78.9 Other family, male householder 43 Other family, female householder 63 Nonfamily households 232 Percent of total households 14.5 Householder living alone 181 Householder 65 years and over 84 Persons living in households 5,183 Persons per household 3.23 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 14 Institutionalized persons 8 Other persons in group quarters 6 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,169 Black 14 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 28 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,662 Occupied housing units 1,604 Owner occupied 1,343 Percent owner occupied 83.7 Renter occupied 261 Vacant housing units 58 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 50 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,297 1-unit, attached 87 2 to 4 units 64 5 to 9 units 17 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 196 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 953 Less than $50,000 51 $50,000 to $99,999 468 $100,000 to $149,999 347 $150,000 to $199,999 66 $200,000 to $299,999 18 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 96,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 181 Less than $250 55 $250 to $499 109 $500 to $749 14 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 313 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 953 White 945 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 9 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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