Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Hunlock township


Total Population 2,496 SEX Male 1,265 Female 1,231 AGE Under 5 years 166 5 to 17 years 494 18 to 20 years 112 21 to 24 years 110 25 to 44 years 773 45 to 54 years 293 55 to 59 years 120 60 to 64 years 132 65 to 74 years 175 75 to 84 years 99 85 years and over 22 Median age 35.0 Under 18 years 660 Percent of total population 26.4 65 years and over 296 Percent of total population 11.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 871 Family households (families) 698 Married-couple families 607 Percent of total households 69.7 Other family, male householder 31 Other family, female householder 60 Nonfamily households 173 Percent of total households 19.9 Householder living alone 152 Householder 65 years and over 90 Persons living in households 2,496 Persons per household 2.87 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,473 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 18 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 936 Occupied housing units 871 Owner occupied 764 Percent owner occupied 87.7 Renter occupied 107 Vacant housing units 65 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 20 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 22 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 764 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 22 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 142 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 493 Less than $50,000 201 $50,000 to $99,999 259 $100,000 to $149,999 30 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 55,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 76 Less than $250 52 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 211 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 493 White 491 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 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 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