Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Lancaster
Municipality: Pequea township
Total Population 4,512
SEX
Male 2,246
Female 2,266
AGE
Under 5 years 346
5 to 17 years 880
18 to 20 years 169
21 to 24 years 207
25 to 44 years 1,597
45 to 54 years 484
55 to 59 years 211
60 to 64 years 195
65 to 74 years 291
75 to 84 years 105
85 years and over 27
Median age 33.4
Under 18 years 1,226
Percent of total population 27.2
65 years and over 423
Percent of total population 9.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,566
Family households (families) 1,299
Married-couple families 1,172
Percent of total households 74.8
Other family, male householder 39
Other family, female householder 88
Nonfamily households 267
Percent of total households 17.0
Householder living alone 219
Householder 65 years and over 79
Persons living in households 4,512
Persons per household 2.88
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,461
Black 15
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 20
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 15
Hispanic Origin (any race) 31
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,600
Occupied housing units 1,566
Owner occupied 1,282
Percent owner occupied 81.9
Renter occupied 284
Vacant housing units 34
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 13
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,333
1-unit, attached 97
2 to 4 units 111
5 to 9 units 8
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 51
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,108
Less than $50,000 45
$50,000 to $99,999 560
$100,000 to $149,999 339
$150,000 to $199,999 109
$200,000 to $299,999 46
$300,000 or more 9
Median (dollars) 96,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 224
Less than $250 48
$250 to $499 137
$500 to $749 35
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 338
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,108
White 1,102
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Other race 3
Hispanic origin (of any race) 5
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