Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mifflin

Municipality: Brown township


Total Population 3,320 SEX Male 1,616 Female 1,704 AGE Under 5 years 268 5 to 17 years 602 18 to 20 years 130 21 to 24 years 176 25 to 44 years 966 45 to 54 years 379 55 to 59 years 173 60 to 64 years 172 65 to 74 years 313 75 to 84 years 120 85 years and over 21 Median age 35.4 Under 18 years 870 Percent of total population 26.2 65 years and over 454 Percent of total population 13.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,200 Family households (families) 955 Married-couple families 857 Percent of total households 71.4 Other family, male householder 26 Other family, female householder 72 Nonfamily households 245 Percent of total households 20.4 Householder living alone 217 Householder 65 years and over 110 Persons living in households 3,320 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 3,309 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 9 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,326 Occupied housing units 1,200 Owner occupied 984 Percent owner occupied 82.0 Renter occupied 216 Vacant housing units 126 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 82 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 31 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 982 1-unit, attached 75 2 to 4 units 59 5 to 9 units 29 10 or more units 18 Mobile home, trailer, other 163 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 803 Less than $50,000 310 $50,000 to $99,999 419 $100,000 to $149,999 64 $150,000 to $199,999 9 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 58,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 157 Less than $250 106 $250 to $499 51 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 214 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 803 White 803 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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