Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: Union township


Total Population 2,028 SEX Male 1,024 Female 1,004 AGE Under 5 years 129 5 to 17 years 345 18 to 20 years 104 21 to 24 years 79 25 to 44 years 617 45 to 54 years 242 55 to 59 years 104 60 to 64 years 110 65 to 74 years 188 75 to 84 years 91 85 years and over 19 Median age 37.2 Under 18 years 474 Percent of total population 23.4 65 years and over 298 Percent of total population 14.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 704 Family households (families) 563 Married-couple families 494 Percent of total households 70.2 Other family, male householder 28 Other family, female householder 41 Nonfamily households 141 Percent of total households 20.0 Householder living alone 122 Householder 65 years and over 63 Persons living in households 1,966 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 62 Institutionalized persons 62 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,019 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 772 Occupied housing units 704 Owner occupied 615 Percent owner occupied 87.4 Renter occupied 89 Vacant housing units 68 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 38 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 655 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 16 5 to 9 units 2 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 91 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 423 Less than $50,000 127 $50,000 to $99,999 205 $100,000 to $149,999 71 $150,000 to $199,999 11 $200,000 to $299,999 7 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 66,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 59 Less than $250 45 $250 to $499 14 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 190 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 423 White 420 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 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