Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Wolf Creek township


Total Population 653 SEX Male 331 Female 322 AGE Under 5 years 43 5 to 17 years 119 18 to 20 years 36 21 to 24 years 28 25 to 44 years 203 45 to 54 years 99 55 to 59 years 28 60 to 64 years 25 65 to 74 years 43 75 to 84 years 23 85 years and over 6 Median age 35.0 Under 18 years 162 Percent of total population 24.8 65 years and over 72 Percent of total population 11.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 236 Family households (families) 192 Married-couple families 172 Percent of total households 72.9 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 16 Nonfamily households 44 Percent of total households 18.6 Householder living alone 42 Householder 65 years and over 19 Persons living in households 653 Persons per household 2.77 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 651 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.3 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) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 260 Occupied housing units 236 Owner occupied 205 Percent owner occupied 86.9 Renter occupied 31 Vacant housing units 24 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 194 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 95 Less than $50,000 50 $50,000 to $99,999 40 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 48,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 13 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 195 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 95 White 95 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