Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Newport township
Total Population 4,593
SEX
Male 2,103
Female 2,490
AGE
Under 5 years 275
5 to 17 years 708
18 to 20 years 159
21 to 24 years 212
25 to 44 years 1,197
45 to 54 years 443
55 to 59 years 182
60 to 64 years 269
65 to 74 years 572
75 to 84 years 457
85 years and over 119
Median age 40.6
Under 18 years 983
Percent of total population 21.4
65 years and over 1,148
Percent of total population 25.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,843
Family households (families) 1,244
Married-couple families 945
Percent of total households 51.3
Other family, male householder 61
Other family, female householder 238
Nonfamily households 599
Percent of total households 32.5
Householder living alone 559
Householder 65 years and over 393
Persons living in households 4,487
Persons per household 2.43
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 106
Institutionalized persons 106
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,580
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 22
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,082
Occupied housing units 1,843
Owner occupied 1,316
Percent owner occupied 71.4
Renter occupied 527
Vacant housing units 239
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 15
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,064
1-unit, attached 476
2 to 4 units 432
5 to 9 units 65
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 44
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,105
Less than $50,000 713
$50,000 to $99,999 361
$100,000 to $149,999 24
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 39,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 457
Less than $250 364
$250 to $499 93
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 172
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,105
White 1,105
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) 3
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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