Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Laflin borough


Total Population 1,498 SEX Male 697 Female 801 AGE Under 5 years 105 5 to 17 years 230 18 to 20 years 66 21 to 24 years 69 25 to 44 years 403 45 to 54 years 259 55 to 59 years 83 60 to 64 years 96 65 to 74 years 134 75 to 84 years 47 85 years and over 6 Median age 40.0 Under 18 years 335 Percent of total population 22.4 65 years and over 187 Percent of total population 12.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 528 Family households (families) 440 Married-couple families 390 Percent of total households 73.9 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 42 Nonfamily households 88 Percent of total households 16.7 Householder living alone 82 Householder 65 years and over 36 Persons living in households 1,498 Persons per household 2.84 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,446 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 45 Percent of total population 3.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 548 Occupied housing units 528 Owner occupied 505 Percent owner occupied 95.6 Renter occupied 23 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 422 1-unit, attached 114 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 2 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 4 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 484 Less than $50,000 37 $50,000 to $99,999 196 $100,000 to $149,999 153 $150,000 to $199,999 55 $200,000 to $299,999 30 $300,000 or more 13 Median (dollars) 102,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 19 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 8 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 292 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 484 White 473 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of occupied units 2.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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