Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Pringle borough


Total Population 1,161 SEX Male 543 Female 618 AGE Under 5 years 55 5 to 17 years 172 18 to 20 years 63 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 299 45 to 54 years 128 55 to 59 years 64 60 to 64 years 83 65 to 74 years 130 75 to 84 years 85 85 years and over 12 Median age 39.8 Under 18 years 227 Percent of total population 19.6 65 years and over 227 Percent of total population 19.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 447 Family households (families) 326 Married-couple families 243 Percent of total households 54.4 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 63 Nonfamily households 121 Percent of total households 27.1 Householder living alone 114 Householder 65 years and over 71 Persons living in households 1,161 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,156 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 465 Occupied housing units 447 Owner occupied 358 Percent owner occupied 80.1 Renter occupied 89 Vacant housing units 18 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 342 1-unit, attached 55 2 to 4 units 45 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 23 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 312 Less than $50,000 164 $50,000 to $99,999 120 $100,000 to $149,999 21 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 48,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 76 Less than $250 49 $250 to $499 27 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 226 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 312 White 311 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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