Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Luzerne

Municipality: White Haven borough


Total Population 1,132 SEX Male 533 Female 599 AGE Under 5 years 72 5 to 17 years 179 18 to 20 years 45 21 to 24 years 69 25 to 44 years 330 45 to 54 years 118 55 to 59 years 57 60 to 64 years 74 65 to 74 years 114 75 to 84 years 64 85 years and over 10 Median age 36.1 Under 18 years 251 Percent of total population 22.2 65 years and over 188 Percent of total population 16.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 455 Family households (families) 329 Married-couple families 260 Percent of total households 57.1 Other family, male householder 17 Other family, female householder 52 Nonfamily households 126 Percent of total households 27.7 Householder living alone 107 Householder 65 years and over 50 Persons living in households 1,132 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,126 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 505 Occupied housing units 455 Owner occupied 329 Percent owner occupied 72.3 Renter occupied 126 Vacant housing units 50 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 331 1-unit, attached 36 2 to 4 units 66 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 18 Mobile home, trailer, other 47 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 275 Less than $50,000 81 $50,000 to $99,999 154 $100,000 to $149,999 29 $150,000 to $199,999 11 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 65,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 111 Less than $250 37 $250 to $499 71 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 287 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 275 White 274 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 0.4 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