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