Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Huntington township
Total Population 1,905
SEX
Male 942
Female 963
AGE
Under 5 years 138
5 to 17 years 364
18 to 20 years 73
21 to 24 years 88
25 to 44 years 543
45 to 54 years 196
55 to 59 years 87
60 to 64 years 104
65 to 74 years 172
75 to 84 years 100
85 years and over 40
Median age 36.1
Under 18 years 502
Percent of total population 26.4
65 years and over 312
Percent of total population 16.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 654
Family households (families) 523
Married-couple families 447
Percent of total households 68.3
Other family, male householder 27
Other family, female householder 49
Nonfamily households 131
Percent of total households 20.0
Householder living alone 111
Householder 65 years and over 63
Persons living in households 1,848
Persons per household 2.83
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 57
Institutionalized persons 57
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,892
Black 5
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 5
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 752
Occupied housing units 654
Owner occupied 556
Percent owner occupied 85.0
Renter occupied 98
Vacant housing units 98
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 53
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 630
1-unit, attached 6
2 to 4 units 30
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 86
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 321
Less than $50,000 127
$50,000 to $99,999 154
$100,000 to $149,999 33
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 to $299,999 3
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 58,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 54
Less than $250 37
$250 to $499 17
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 219
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 321
White 319
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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