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