Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Lawrence

Municipality: Plain Grove township


Total Population 791 SEX Male 400 Female 391 AGE Under 5 years 60 5 to 17 years 154 18 to 20 years 26 21 to 24 years 39 25 to 44 years 260 45 to 54 years 79 55 to 59 years 40 60 to 64 years 41 65 to 74 years 68 75 to 84 years 19 85 years and over 5 Median age 33.7 Under 18 years 214 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 92 Percent of total population 11.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 282 Family households (families) 227 Married-couple families 202 Percent of total households 71.6 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 21 Nonfamily households 55 Percent of total households 19.5 Householder living alone 46 Householder 65 years and over 14 Persons living in households 791 Persons per household 2.80 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 786 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 347 Occupied housing units 282 Owner occupied 231 Percent owner occupied 81.9 Renter occupied 51 Vacant housing units 65 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 20 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 6.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 243 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 100 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 112 Less than $50,000 60 $50,000 to $99,999 45 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 23 Less than $250 19 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 177 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 112 White 112 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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