Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Sandy Lake township


Total Population 1,161 SEX Male 579 Female 582 AGE Under 5 years 55 5 to 17 years 247 18 to 20 years 48 21 to 24 years 47 25 to 44 years 356 45 to 54 years 132 55 to 59 years 62 60 to 64 years 57 65 to 74 years 86 75 to 84 years 61 85 years and over 10 Median age 36.5 Under 18 years 302 Percent of total population 26.0 65 years and over 157 Percent of total population 13.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 431 Family households (families) 346 Married-couple families 301 Percent of total households 69.8 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 85 Percent of total households 19.7 Householder living alone 70 Householder 65 years and over 34 Persons living in households 1,161 Persons per household 2.69 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,157 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 480 Occupied housing units 431 Owner occupied 391 Percent owner occupied 90.7 Renter occupied 40 Vacant housing units 49 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 27 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 347 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 122 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 150 Less than $50,000 87 $50,000 to $99,999 58 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 46,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 23 Less than $250 20 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 171 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 150 White 150 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