Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Laurel Run borough


Total Population 708 SEX Male 368 Female 340 AGE Under 5 years 53 5 to 17 years 136 18 to 20 years 36 21 to 24 years 30 25 to 44 years 237 45 to 54 years 83 55 to 59 years 30 60 to 64 years 33 65 to 74 years 52 75 to 84 years 14 85 years and over 4 Median age 33.1 Under 18 years 189 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 70 Percent of total population 9.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 260 Family households (families) 195 Married-couple families 163 Percent of total households 62.7 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 19 Nonfamily households 65 Percent of total households 25.0 Householder living alone 55 Householder 65 years and over 16 Persons living in households 708 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 698 Black 8 Percent of total population 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 265 Occupied housing units 260 Owner occupied 248 Percent owner occupied 95.4 Renter occupied 12 Vacant housing units 5 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.3 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 117 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 4 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 138 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 102 Less than $50,000 21 $50,000 to $99,999 66 $100,000 to $149,999 14 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 71,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 9 Less than $250 3 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 325 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 102 White 101 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 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