Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Mifflin
Municipality: Burnham borough
Total Population 2,197
SEX
Male 1,036
Female 1,161
AGE
Under 5 years 138
5 to 17 years 337
18 to 20 years 70
21 to 24 years 112
25 to 44 years 663
45 to 54 years 263
55 to 59 years 115
60 to 64 years 124
65 to 74 years 215
75 to 84 years 137
85 years and over 23
Median age 37.3
Under 18 years 475
Percent of total population 21.6
65 years and over 375
Percent of total population 17.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 923
Family households (families) 630
Married-couple families 523
Percent of total households 56.7
Other family, male householder 26
Other family, female householder 81
Nonfamily households 293
Percent of total households 31.7
Householder living alone 273
Householder 65 years and over 146
Persons living in households 2,197
Persons per household 2.38
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,190
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 5
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 955
Occupied housing units 923
Owner occupied 682
Percent owner occupied 73.9
Renter occupied 241
Vacant housing units 32
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 558
1-unit, attached 171
2 to 4 units 82
5 to 9 units 28
10 or more units 21
Mobile home, trailer, other 95
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 579
Less than $50,000 421
$50,000 to $99,999 149
$100,000 to $149,999 8
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 37,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 226
Less than $250 169
$250 to $499 56
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 210
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 579
White 578
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
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