Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Sugar Notch borough


Total Population 1,044 SEX Male 507 Female 537 AGE Under 5 years 60 5 to 17 years 162 18 to 20 years 39 21 to 24 years 68 25 to 44 years 284 45 to 54 years 99 55 to 59 years 53 60 to 64 years 67 65 to 74 years 136 75 to 84 years 68 85 years and over 8 Median age 37.8 Under 18 years 222 Percent of total population 21.3 65 years and over 212 Percent of total population 20.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 411 Family households (families) 284 Married-couple families 215 Percent of total households 52.3 Other family, male householder 17 Other family, female householder 52 Nonfamily households 127 Percent of total households 30.9 Householder living alone 114 Householder 65 years and over 63 Persons living in households 1,044 Persons per household 2.54 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,044 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 455 Occupied housing units 411 Owner occupied 301 Percent owner occupied 73.2 Renter occupied 110 Vacant housing units 44 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 245 1-unit, attached 129 2 to 4 units 62 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 11 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 262 Less than $50,000 163 $50,000 to $99,999 91 $100,000 to $149,999 7 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 42,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 97 Less than $250 64 $250 to $499 33 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 215 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 262 White 262 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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