Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Otter Creek township


Total Population 583 SEX Male 288 Female 295 AGE Under 5 years 46 5 to 17 years 102 18 to 20 years 19 21 to 24 years 23 25 to 44 years 195 45 to 54 years 67 55 to 59 years 21 60 to 64 years 43 65 to 74 years 49 75 to 84 years 14 85 years and over 4 Median age 34.1 Under 18 years 148 Percent of total population 25.4 65 years and over 67 Percent of total population 11.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 218 Family households (families) 174 Married-couple families 159 Percent of total households 72.9 Other family, male householder 5 Other family, female householder 10 Nonfamily households 44 Percent of total households 20.2 Householder living alone 35 Householder 65 years and over 15 Persons living in households 583 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 578 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 1.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 232 Occupied housing units 218 Owner occupied 191 Percent owner occupied 87.6 Renter occupied 27 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 166 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 66 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 83 Less than $50,000 51 $50,000 to $99,999 32 $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) 42,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 21 Less than $250 15 $250 to $499 6 $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 83 White 82 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 1.2 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