Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Mercer
Municipality: Sandy Creek township
Total Population 806
SEX
Male 395
Female 411
AGE
Under 5 years 40
5 to 17 years 167
18 to 20 years 37
21 to 24 years 34
25 to 44 years 236
45 to 54 years 97
55 to 59 years 50
60 to 64 years 36
65 to 74 years 65
75 to 84 years 33
85 years and over 11
Median age 36.4
Under 18 years 207
Percent of total population 25.7
65 years and over 109
Percent of total population 13.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 295
Family households (families) 233
Married-couple families 206
Percent of total households 69.8
Other family, male householder 5
Other family, female householder 22
Nonfamily households 62
Percent of total households 21.0
Householder living alone 52
Householder 65 years and over 27
Persons living in households 806
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 806
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 323
Occupied housing units 295
Owner occupied 259
Percent owner occupied 87.8
Renter occupied 36
Vacant housing units 28
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 8
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 224
1-unit, attached 1
2 to 4 units 3
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 95
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 117
Less than $50,000 87
$50,000 to $99,999 29
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 38,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 21
Less than $250 18
$250 to $499 3
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 177
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 117
White 117
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) 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