Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Mercer
Municipality: Lackawannock township
Total Population 2,677
SEX
Male 1,359
Female 1,318
AGE
Under 5 years 247
5 to 17 years 549
18 to 20 years 135
21 to 24 years 131
25 to 44 years 843
45 to 54 years 310
55 to 59 years 110
60 to 64 years 103
65 to 74 years 165
75 to 84 years 70
85 years and over 14
Median age 30.9
Under 18 years 796
Percent of total population 29.7
65 years and over 249
Percent of total population 9.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 906
Family households (families) 754
Married-couple families 656
Percent of total households 72.4
Other family, male householder 23
Other family, female householder 75
Nonfamily households 152
Percent of total households 16.8
Householder living alone 138
Householder 65 years and over 57
Persons living in households 2,669
Persons per household 2.95
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 8
Institutionalized persons 8
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,659
Black 16
Percent of total population 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 937
Occupied housing units 906
Owner occupied 786
Percent owner occupied 86.8
Renter occupied 120
Vacant housing units 31
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 45
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 553
1-unit, attached 14
2 to 4 units 11
5 to 9 units 2
10 or more units 10
Mobile home, trailer, other 347
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 329
Less than $50,000 171
$50,000 to $99,999 144
$100,000 to $149,999 14
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 49,100
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 80
Less than $250 50
$250 to $499 30
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 221
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 329
White 325
Black 3
Percent of occupied units 0.9
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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