Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Plains township
Total Population 10,988
SEX
Male 5,174
Female 5,814
AGE
Under 5 years 566
5 to 17 years 1,572
18 to 20 years 344
21 to 24 years 471
25 to 44 years 2,989
45 to 54 years 1,156
55 to 59 years 558
60 to 64 years 706
65 to 74 years 1,431
75 to 84 years 889
85 years and over 306
Median age 42.1
Under 18 years 2,138
Percent of total population 19.5
65 years and over 2,626
Percent of total population 23.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 4,141
Family households (families) 2,943
Married-couple families 2,302
Percent of total households 55.6
Other family, male householder 141
Other family, female householder 500
Nonfamily households 1,198
Percent of total households 28.9
Householder living alone 1,103
Householder 65 years and over 604
Persons living in households 10,311
Persons per household 2.49
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 677
Institutionalized persons 677
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 10,936
Black 15
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 30
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 6
Hispanic Origin (any race) 29
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,379
Occupied housing units 4,141
Owner occupied 3,118
Percent owner occupied 75.3
Renter occupied 1,023
Vacant housing units 238
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 30
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,559
1-unit, attached 639
2 to 4 units 598
5 to 9 units 94
10 or more units 123
Mobile home, trailer, other 366
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,511
Less than $50,000 1,027
$50,000 to $99,999 1,109
$100,000 to $149,999 252
$150,000 to $199,999 77
$200,000 to $299,999 31
$300,000 or more 15
Median (dollars) 57,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 918
Less than $250 505
$250 to $499 367
$500 to $749 46
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 238
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,511
White 2,508
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 4
Percent of occupied units 0.2
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