Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Wilmington township


Total Population 1,177 SEX Male 580 Female 597 AGE Under 5 years 114 5 to 17 years 297 18 to 20 years 55 21 to 24 years 46 25 to 44 years 322 45 to 54 years 109 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 51 65 to 74 years 94 75 to 84 years 39 85 years and over 1 Median age 29.8 Under 18 years 411 Percent of total population 34.9 65 years and over 134 Percent of total population 11.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 371 Family households (families) 306 Married-couple families 281 Percent of total households 75.7 Other family, male householder 10 Other family, female householder 15 Nonfamily households 65 Percent of total households 17.5 Householder living alone 60 Householder 65 years and over 32 Persons living in households 1,177 Persons per household 3.17 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,165 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 382 Occupied housing units 371 Owner occupied 294 Percent owner occupied 79.2 Renter occupied 77 Vacant housing units 11 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 22 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 311 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 16 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 38 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 162 Less than $50,000 45 $50,000 to $99,999 100 $100,000 to $149,999 14 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 62,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 46 Less than $250 19 $250 to $499 27 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 263 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 162 White 160 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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