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