Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northumberland

Municipality: Lower Augusta township


Total Population 1,024 SEX Male 518 Female 506 AGE Under 5 years 62 5 to 17 years 229 18 to 20 years 42 21 to 24 years 36 25 to 44 years 339 45 to 54 years 93 55 to 59 years 51 60 to 64 years 49 65 to 74 years 94 75 to 84 years 25 85 years and over 4 Median age 34.5 Under 18 years 291 Percent of total population 28.4 65 years and over 123 Percent of total population 12.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 357 Family households (families) 290 Married-couple families 253 Percent of total households 70.9 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 21 Nonfamily households 67 Percent of total households 18.8 Householder living alone 57 Householder 65 years and over 26 Persons living in households 1,024 Persons per household 2.87 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,023 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 366 Occupied housing units 357 Owner occupied 332 Percent owner occupied 93.0 Renter occupied 25 Vacant housing units 9 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 302 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 7 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 53 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 179 Less than $50,000 74 $50,000 to $99,999 100 $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) 55,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 13 Less than $250 10 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 181 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 179 White 179 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