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