Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Nescopeck township
Total Population 1,072
SEX
Male 530
Female 542
AGE
Under 5 years 82
5 to 17 years 247
18 to 20 years 43
21 to 24 years 32
25 to 44 years 382
45 to 54 years 105
55 to 59 years 39
60 to 64 years 49
65 to 74 years 57
75 to 84 years 29
85 years and over 7
Median age 31.8
Under 18 years 329
Percent of total population 30.7
65 years and over 93
Percent of total population 8.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 359
Family households (families) 300
Married-couple families 258
Percent of total households 71.9
Other family, male householder 15
Other family, female householder 27
Nonfamily households 59
Percent of total households 16.4
Householder living alone 53
Householder 65 years and over 19
Persons living in households 1,072
Persons per household 2.99
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,067
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 394
Occupied housing units 359
Owner occupied 322
Percent owner occupied 89.7
Renter occupied 37
Vacant housing units 35
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 22
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 8
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 336
1-unit, attached 0
2 to 4 units 0
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 58
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 197
Less than $50,000 62
$50,000 to $99,999 114
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 2
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 63,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 15
Less than $250 11
$250 to $499 3
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 206
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 197
White 197
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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