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