Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: East Petersburg borough


Total Population 4,197 SEX Male 2,062 Female 2,135 AGE Under 5 years 270 5 to 17 years 748 18 to 20 years 135 21 to 24 years 182 25 to 44 years 1,367 45 to 54 years 539 55 to 59 years 251 60 to 64 years 227 65 to 74 years 306 75 to 84 years 148 85 years and over 24 Median age 35.8 Under 18 years 1,018 Percent of total population 24.3 65 years and over 478 Percent of total population 11.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,574 Family households (families) 1,261 Married-couple families 1,120 Percent of total households 71.2 Other family, male householder 41 Other family, female householder 100 Nonfamily households 313 Percent of total households 19.9 Householder living alone 256 Householder 65 years and over 97 Persons living in households 4,197 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,104 Black 32 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 41 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 18 Hispanic Origin (any race) 32 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,601 Occupied housing units 1,574 Owner occupied 1,318 Percent owner occupied 83.7 Renter occupied 256 Vacant housing units 27 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,165 1-unit, attached 288 2 to 4 units 123 5 to 9 units 11 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 13 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,215 Less than $50,000 37 $50,000 to $99,999 801 $100,000 to $149,999 346 $150,000 to $199,999 24 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 90,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 236 Less than $250 20 $250 to $499 144 $500 to $749 68 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 384 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,215 White 1,197 Black 7 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of occupied units 0.8 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 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