Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Martic township


Total Population 4,362 SEX Male 2,266 Female 2,096 AGE Under 5 years 400 5 to 17 years 930 18 to 20 years 158 21 to 24 years 193 25 to 44 years 1,596 45 to 54 years 456 55 to 59 years 144 60 to 64 years 146 65 to 74 years 219 75 to 84 years 104 85 years and over 16 Median age 31.3 Under 18 years 1,330 Percent of total population 30.5 65 years and over 339 Percent of total population 7.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,460 Family households (families) 1,198 Married-couple families 1,056 Percent of total households 72.3 Other family, male householder 62 Other family, female householder 80 Nonfamily households 262 Percent of total households 17.9 Householder living alone 197 Householder 65 years and over 69 Persons living in households 4,350 Persons per household 2.98 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 12 Institutionalized persons 12 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,315 Black 17 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 9 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 10 Hispanic Origin (any race) 32 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,524 Occupied housing units 1,460 Owner occupied 1,250 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 210 Vacant housing units 64 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 29 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 23 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,221 1-unit, attached 38 2 to 4 units 36 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 223 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 880 Less than $50,000 51 $50,000 to $99,999 545 $100,000 to $149,999 203 $150,000 to $199,999 60 $200,000 to $299,999 21 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 88,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 151 Less than $250 45 $250 to $499 91 $500 to $749 14 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 332 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 880 White 877 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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