Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Jefferson township


Total Population 1,998 SEX Male 991 Female 1,007 AGE Under 5 years 128 5 to 17 years 355 18 to 20 years 80 21 to 24 years 100 25 to 44 years 575 45 to 54 years 272 55 to 59 years 122 60 to 64 years 99 65 to 74 years 174 75 to 84 years 74 85 years and over 19 Median age 36.7 Under 18 years 483 Percent of total population 24.2 65 years and over 267 Percent of total population 13.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 733 Family households (families) 596 Married-couple families 526 Percent of total households 71.8 Other family, male householder 26 Other family, female householder 44 Nonfamily households 137 Percent of total households 18.7 Householder living alone 116 Householder 65 years and over 57 Persons living in households 1,998 Persons per household 2.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,991 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 763 Occupied housing units 733 Owner occupied 669 Percent owner occupied 91.3 Renter occupied 64 Vacant housing units 30 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 560 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 12 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 186 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 345 Less than $50,000 181 $50,000 to $99,999 155 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 48,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 37 Less than $250 24 $250 to $499 13 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 222 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 345 White 345 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) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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