Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Perry township


Total Population 1,468 SEX Male 751 Female 717 AGE Under 5 years 90 5 to 17 years 302 18 to 20 years 51 21 to 24 years 77 25 to 44 years 447 45 to 54 years 175 55 to 59 years 87 60 to 64 years 60 65 to 74 years 115 75 to 84 years 55 85 years and over 9 Median age 34.9 Under 18 years 392 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 179 Percent of total population 12.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 536 Family households (families) 429 Married-couple families 388 Percent of total households 72.4 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 107 Percent of total households 20.0 Householder living alone 88 Householder 65 years and over 42 Persons living in households 1,468 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,454 Black 8 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 593 Occupied housing units 536 Owner occupied 480 Percent owner occupied 89.6 Renter occupied 56 Vacant housing units 57 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.3 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 408 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 168 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 203 Less than $50,000 139 $50,000 to $99,999 60 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 41,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 31 Less than $250 21 $250 to $499 10 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 211 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 203 White 202 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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