Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: East Lackawannock township


Total Population 1,606 SEX Male 792 Female 814 AGE Under 5 years 95 5 to 17 years 294 18 to 20 years 54 21 to 24 years 53 25 to 44 years 492 45 to 54 years 205 55 to 59 years 90 60 to 64 years 71 65 to 74 years 154 75 to 84 years 69 85 years and over 29 Median age 38.2 Under 18 years 389 Percent of total population 24.2 65 years and over 252 Percent of total population 15.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 562 Family households (families) 459 Married-couple families 421 Percent of total households 74.9 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 103 Percent of total households 18.3 Householder living alone 90 Householder 65 years and over 44 Persons living in households 1,544 Persons per household 2.75 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 62 Institutionalized persons 62 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,577 Black 22 Percent of total population 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 581 Occupied housing units 562 Owner occupied 503 Percent owner occupied 89.5 Renter occupied 59 Vacant housing units 19 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 474 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 87 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 300 Less than $50,000 123 $50,000 to $99,999 165 $100,000 to $149,999 11 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 54,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 42 Less than $250 28 $250 to $499 13 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 206 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 300 White 296 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 1.3 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