Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Ephrata township


Total Population 7,116 SEX Male 3,469 Female 3,647 AGE Under 5 years 750 5 to 17 years 1,522 18 to 20 years 270 21 to 24 years 412 25 to 44 years 2,276 45 to 54 years 699 55 to 59 years 230 60 to 64 years 265 65 to 74 years 401 75 to 84 years 202 85 years and over 89 Median age 29.9 Under 18 years 2,272 Percent of total population 31.9 65 years and over 692 Percent of total population 9.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,276 Family households (families) 1,893 Married-couple families 1,690 Percent of total households 74.3 Other family, male householder 67 Other family, female householder 136 Nonfamily households 383 Percent of total households 16.8 Householder living alone 293 Householder 65 years and over 120 Persons living in households 7,025 Persons per household 3.09 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 91 Institutionalized persons 91 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,917 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 136 Percent of total population 1.9 Other race 44 Hispanic Origin (any race) 78 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,322 Occupied housing units 2,276 Owner occupied 1,823 Percent owner occupied 80.1 Renter occupied 453 Vacant housing units 46 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 58 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,421 1-unit, attached 231 2 to 4 units 96 5 to 9 units 52 10 or more units 18 Mobile home, trailer, other 504 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,213 Less than $50,000 45 $50,000 to $99,999 651 $100,000 to $149,999 408 $150,000 to $199,999 80 $200,000 to $299,999 23 $300,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 94,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 382 Less than $250 78 $250 to $499 242 $500 to $749 59 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 386 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,213 White 1,187 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 17 Percent of occupied units 1.4 Other race 8 Hispanic origin (of any race) 11 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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