Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Conestoga township


Total Population 3,470 SEX Male 1,756 Female 1,714 AGE Under 5 years 278 5 to 17 years 683 18 to 20 years 121 21 to 24 years 148 25 to 44 years 1,283 45 to 54 years 370 55 to 59 years 134 60 to 64 years 122 65 to 74 years 219 75 to 84 years 103 85 years and over 9 Median age 33.0 Under 18 years 961 Percent of total population 27.7 65 years and over 331 Percent of total population 9.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,249 Family households (families) 986 Married-couple families 869 Percent of total households 69.6 Other family, male householder 38 Other family, female householder 79 Nonfamily households 263 Percent of total households 21.1 Householder living alone 207 Householder 65 years and over 73 Persons living in households 3,470 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 3,448 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 15 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,289 Occupied housing units 1,249 Owner occupied 1,041 Percent owner occupied 83.3 Renter occupied 208 Vacant housing units 40 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 997 1-unit, attached 30 2 to 4 units 64 5 to 9 units 10 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 187 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 735 Less than $50,000 57 $50,000 to $99,999 430 $100,000 to $149,999 178 $150,000 to $199,999 59 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 89,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 159 Less than $250 46 $250 to $499 111 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 292 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 735 White 733 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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