Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Deer Creek township


Total Population 513 SEX Male 262 Female 251 AGE Under 5 years 53 5 to 17 years 95 18 to 20 years 30 21 to 24 years 21 25 to 44 years 149 45 to 54 years 60 55 to 59 years 31 60 to 64 years 18 65 to 74 years 36 75 to 84 years 17 85 years and over 3 Median age 31.9 Under 18 years 148 Percent of total population 28.8 65 years and over 56 Percent of total population 10.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 164 Family households (families) 144 Married-couple families 125 Percent of total households 76.2 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 15 Nonfamily households 20 Percent of total households 12.2 Householder living alone 18 Householder 65 years and over 12 Persons living in households 513 Persons per household 3.13 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 513 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) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 202 Occupied housing units 164 Owner occupied 149 Percent owner occupied 90.9 Renter occupied 15 Vacant housing units 38 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 34 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.2 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 139 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 62 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 51 Less than $50,000 31 $50,000 to $99,999 20 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 43,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 7 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 0 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 169 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 51 White 51 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) 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