Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Coolspring township


Total Population 2,140 SEX Male 1,049 Female 1,091 AGE Under 5 years 120 5 to 17 years 363 18 to 20 years 57 21 to 24 years 92 25 to 44 years 592 45 to 54 years 286 55 to 59 years 126 60 to 64 years 111 65 to 74 years 179 75 to 84 years 139 85 years and over 75 Median age 40.1 Under 18 years 483 Percent of total population 22.6 65 years and over 393 Percent of total population 18.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 725 Family households (families) 583 Married-couple families 515 Percent of total households 71.0 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 43 Nonfamily households 142 Percent of total households 19.6 Householder living alone 125 Householder 65 years and over 57 Persons living in households 1,961 Persons per household 2.70 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 179 Institutionalized persons 179 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,106 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 12 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 838 Occupied housing units 725 Owner occupied 622 Percent owner occupied 85.8 Renter occupied 103 Vacant housing units 113 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 75 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 637 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 11 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 185 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 360 Less than $50,000 128 $50,000 to $99,999 161 $100,000 to $149,999 41 $150,000 to $199,999 20 $200,000 to $299,999 9 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 61,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 77 Less than $250 59 $250 to $499 16 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 205 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 360 White 358 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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