Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northumberland

Municipality: Lower Mahanoy township


Total Population 1,669 SEX Male 825 Female 844 AGE Under 5 years 97 5 to 17 years 315 18 to 20 years 60 21 to 24 years 86 25 to 44 years 514 45 to 54 years 196 55 to 59 years 79 60 to 64 years 85 65 to 74 years 138 75 to 84 years 77 85 years and over 22 Median age 35.4 Under 18 years 412 Percent of total population 24.7 65 years and over 237 Percent of total population 14.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 613 Family households (families) 491 Married-couple families 430 Percent of total households 70.1 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 41 Nonfamily households 122 Percent of total households 19.9 Householder living alone 109 Householder 65 years and over 59 Persons living in households 1,669 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,666 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 664 Occupied housing units 613 Owner occupied 495 Percent owner occupied 80.8 Renter occupied 118 Vacant housing units 51 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 539 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 47 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 61 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 338 Less than $50,000 192 $50,000 to $99,999 128 $100,000 to $149,999 12 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 44,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 84 Less than $250 72 $250 to $499 12 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 182 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 338 White 338 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