Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Earl township


Total Population 5,515 SEX Male 2,695 Female 2,820 AGE Under 5 years 555 5 to 17 years 1,335 18 to 20 years 305 21 to 24 years 323 25 to 44 years 1,430 45 to 54 years 560 55 to 59 years 225 60 to 64 years 196 65 to 74 years 371 75 to 84 years 170 85 years and over 45 Median age 28.3 Under 18 years 1,890 Percent of total population 34.3 65 years and over 586 Percent of total population 10.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,613 Family households (families) 1,396 Married-couple families 1,268 Percent of total households 78.6 Other family, male householder 34 Other family, female householder 94 Nonfamily households 217 Percent of total households 13.5 Householder living alone 189 Householder 65 years and over 85 Persons living in households 5,515 Persons per household 3.42 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,444 Black 23 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 34 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 13 Hispanic Origin (any race) 28 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,656 Occupied housing units 1,613 Owner occupied 1,242 Percent owner occupied 77.0 Renter occupied 371 Vacant housing units 43 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.2 Units with over 1 person per room 60 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,207 1-unit, attached 106 2 to 4 units 109 5 to 9 units 9 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 225 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 798 Less than $50,000 47 $50,000 to $99,999 341 $100,000 to $149,999 258 $150,000 to $199,999 101 $200,000 to $299,999 44 $300,000 or more 7 Median (dollars) 101,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 251 Less than $250 88 $250 to $499 144 $500 to $749 18 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 288 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 798 White 792 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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