Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Lancaster
Municipality: Penn township
Total Population 6,760
SEX
Male 3,334
Female 3,426
AGE
Under 5 years 501
5 to 17 years 1,408
18 to 20 years 274
21 to 24 years 339
25 to 44 years 2,186
45 to 54 years 709
55 to 59 years 294
60 to 64 years 288
65 to 74 years 408
75 to 84 years 251
85 years and over 102
Median age 33.3
Under 18 years 1,909
Percent of total population 28.2
65 years and over 761
Percent of total population 11.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,294
Family households (families) 1,859
Married-couple families 1,694
Percent of total households 73.8
Other family, male householder 62
Other family, female householder 103
Nonfamily households 435
Percent of total households 19.0
Householder living alone 360
Householder 65 years and over 136
Persons living in households 6,617
Persons per household 2.88
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 143
Institutionalized persons 128
Other persons in group quarters 15
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 6,675
Black 37
Percent of total population 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 25
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 15
Hispanic Origin (any race) 46
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,335
Occupied housing units 2,294
Owner occupied 1,764
Percent owner occupied 76.9
Renter occupied 530
Vacant housing units 41
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 25
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,727
1-unit, attached 65
2 to 4 units 173
5 to 9 units 49
10 or more units 78
Mobile home, trailer, other 243
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,328
Less than $50,000 56
$50,000 to $99,999 703
$100,000 to $149,999 445
$150,000 to $199,999 79
$200,000 to $299,999 37
$300,000 or more 8
Median (dollars) 95,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 438
Less than $250 78
$250 to $499 319
$500 to $749 33
$750 to $999 3
$1,000 or more 5
Median (dollars) 369
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,328
White 1,320
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 5
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