Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Lancaster township


Total Population 13,187 SEX Male 6,113 Female 7,074 AGE Under 5 years 763 5 to 17 years 1,733 18 to 20 years 379 21 to 24 years 778 25 to 44 years 3,913 45 to 54 years 1,263 55 to 59 years 644 60 to 64 years 776 65 to 74 years 1,432 75 to 84 years 1,043 85 years and over 463 Median age 39.2 Under 18 years 2,496 Percent of total population 18.9 65 years and over 2,938 Percent of total population 22.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,335 Family households (families) 3,546 Married-couple families 3,013 Percent of total households 56.5 Other family, male householder 137 Other family, female householder 396 Nonfamily households 1,789 Percent of total households 33.5 Householder living alone 1,457 Householder 65 years and over 673 Persons living in households 12,360 Persons per household 2.32 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 827 Institutionalized persons 827 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 12,364 Black 400 Percent of total population 3.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 179 Percent of total population 1.4 Other race 233 Hispanic Origin (any race) 448 Percent of total population 3.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,534 Occupied housing units 5,335 Owner occupied 3,164 Percent owner occupied 59.3 Renter occupied 2,171 Vacant housing units 199 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 62 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,311 1-unit, attached 1,255 2 to 4 units 467 5 to 9 units 629 10 or more units 818 Mobile home, trailer, other 54 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,949 Less than $50,000 126 $50,000 to $99,999 1,580 $100,000 to $149,999 588 $150,000 to $199,999 262 $200,000 to $299,999 244 $300,000 or more 149 Median (dollars) 92,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,127 Less than $250 120 $250 to $499 1,280 $500 to $749 607 $750 to $999 62 $1,000 or more 58 Median (dollars) 458 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,949 White 2,871 Black 32 Percent of occupied units 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 24 Hispanic origin (of any race) 55 Percent of occupied units 1.9 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