Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Mount Joy borough


Total Population 6,398 SEX Male 3,091 Female 3,307 AGE Under 5 years 502 5 to 17 years 1,007 18 to 20 years 248 21 to 24 years 439 25 to 44 years 2,224 45 to 54 years 593 55 to 59 years 277 60 to 64 years 297 65 to 74 years 475 75 to 84 years 268 85 years and over 68 Median age 32.7 Under 18 years 1,509 Percent of total population 23.6 65 years and over 811 Percent of total population 12.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,563 Family households (families) 1,845 Married-couple families 1,522 Percent of total households 59.4 Other family, male householder 94 Other family, female householder 229 Nonfamily households 718 Percent of total households 28.0 Householder living alone 588 Householder 65 years and over 212 Persons living in households 6,378 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 20 Institutionalized persons 20 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,295 Black 34 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 20 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 39 Hispanic Origin (any race) 77 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,628 Occupied housing units 2,563 Owner occupied 1,647 Percent owner occupied 64.3 Renter occupied 916 Vacant housing units 65 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 36 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,206 1-unit, attached 545 2 to 4 units 495 5 to 9 units 160 10 or more units 87 Mobile home, trailer, other 135 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,424 Less than $50,000 167 $50,000 to $99,999 1,026 $100,000 to $149,999 189 $150,000 to $199,999 34 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 72,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 888 Less than $250 123 $250 to $499 725 $500 to $749 40 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 351 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,424 White 1,410 Black 8 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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