Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mifflin

Municipality: Oliver township


Total Population 1,822 SEX Male 945 Female 877 AGE Under 5 years 132 5 to 17 years 374 18 to 20 years 78 21 to 24 years 81 25 to 44 years 561 45 to 54 years 197 55 to 59 years 94 60 to 64 years 101 65 to 74 years 141 75 to 84 years 56 85 years and over 7 Median age 33.5 Under 18 years 506 Percent of total population 27.8 65 years and over 204 Percent of total population 11.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 628 Family households (families) 523 Married-couple families 479 Percent of total households 76.3 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 31 Nonfamily households 105 Percent of total households 16.7 Householder living alone 91 Householder 65 years and over 47 Persons living in households 1,822 Persons per household 2.90 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,816 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 760 Occupied housing units 628 Owner occupied 545 Percent owner occupied 86.8 Renter occupied 83 Vacant housing units 132 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 94 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 640 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 8 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 103 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 371 Less than $50,000 196 $50,000 to $99,999 158 $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) 48,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 47 Less than $250 40 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 178 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 371 White 371 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 0.3 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