Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Luzerne
Municipality: Sugarloaf township
Total Population 3,534
SEX
Male 1,802
Female 1,732
AGE
Under 5 years 198
5 to 17 years 608
18 to 20 years 427
21 to 24 years 106
25 to 44 years 1,058
45 to 54 years 371
55 to 59 years 163
60 to 64 years 186
65 to 74 years 264
75 to 84 years 126
85 years and over 27
Median age 35.2
Under 18 years 806
Percent of total population 22.8
65 years and over 417
Percent of total population 11.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,137
Family households (families) 922
Married-couple families 832
Percent of total households 73.2
Other family, male householder 27
Other family, female householder 63
Nonfamily households 215
Percent of total households 18.9
Householder living alone 183
Householder 65 years and over 88
Persons living in households 3,195
Persons per household 2.81
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 339
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 339
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,498
Black 11
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 19
Percent of total population 0.5
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 21
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,187
Occupied housing units 1,137
Owner occupied 1,018
Percent owner occupied 89.5
Renter occupied 119
Vacant housing units 50
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,056
1-unit, attached 38
2 to 4 units 18
5 to 9 units 5
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 70
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 834
Less than $50,000 111
$50,000 to $99,999 397
$100,000 to $149,999 172
$150,000 to $199,999 85
$200,000 to $299,999 53
$300,000 or more 16
Median (dollars) 88,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 78
Less than $250 42
$250 to $499 28
$500 to $749 7
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 236
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 834
White 831
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
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