Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Elizabeth township


Total Population 3,691 SEX Male 1,881 Female 1,810 AGE Under 5 years 376 5 to 17 years 786 18 to 20 years 147 21 to 24 years 146 25 to 44 years 1,365 45 to 54 years 372 55 to 59 years 137 60 to 64 years 112 65 to 74 years 173 75 to 84 years 69 85 years and over 8 Median age 30.9 Under 18 years 1,162 Percent of total population 31.5 65 years and over 250 Percent of total population 6.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,206 Family households (families) 1,040 Married-couple families 963 Percent of total households 79.9 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 56 Nonfamily households 166 Percent of total households 13.8 Householder living alone 120 Householder 65 years and over 42 Persons living in households 3,691 Persons per household 3.06 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,641 Black 12 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 18 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,269 Occupied housing units 1,206 Owner occupied 1,037 Percent owner occupied 86.0 Renter occupied 169 Vacant housing units 63 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 37 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 18 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,076 1-unit, attached 13 2 to 4 units 70 5 to 9 units 12 10 or more units 3 Mobile home, trailer, other 95 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 837 Less than $50,000 41 $50,000 to $99,999 433 $100,000 to $149,999 272 $150,000 to $199,999 63 $200,000 to $299,999 25 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 95,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 128 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 94 $500 to $749 11 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 348 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 837 White 829 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 3 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