Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lancaster

Municipality: Quarryville borough


Total Population 1,642 SEX Male 760 Female 882 AGE Under 5 years 112 5 to 17 years 274 18 to 20 years 40 21 to 24 years 85 25 to 44 years 442 45 to 54 years 149 55 to 59 years 76 60 to 64 years 85 65 to 74 years 241 75 to 84 years 114 85 years and over 24 Median age 38.3 Under 18 years 386 Percent of total population 23.5 65 years and over 379 Percent of total population 23.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 691 Family households (families) 474 Married-couple families 400 Percent of total households 57.9 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 54 Nonfamily households 217 Percent of total households 31.4 Householder living alone 192 Householder 65 years and over 119 Persons living in households 1,642 Persons per household 2.38 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,625 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 10 Hispanic Origin (any race) 26 Percent of total population 1.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 724 Occupied housing units 691 Owner occupied 421 Percent owner occupied 60.9 Renter occupied 270 Vacant housing units 33 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 392 1-unit, attached 102 2 to 4 units 131 5 to 9 units 50 10 or more units 26 Mobile home, trailer, other 23 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 372 Less than $50,000 30 $50,000 to $99,999 223 $100,000 to $149,999 97 $150,000 to $199,999 16 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 85,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 259 Less than $250 66 $250 to $499 179 $500 to $749 13 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 328 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 372 White 372 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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