Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northumberland

Municipality: Rush township


Total Population 1,097 SEX Male 564 Female 533 AGE Under 5 years 62 5 to 17 years 236 18 to 20 years 46 21 to 24 years 59 25 to 44 years 333 45 to 54 years 116 55 to 59 years 56 60 to 64 years 60 65 to 74 years 76 75 to 84 years 44 85 years and over 9 Median age 35.2 Under 18 years 298 Percent of total population 27.2 65 years and over 129 Percent of total population 11.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 373 Family households (families) 317 Married-couple families 289 Percent of total households 77.5 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 19 Nonfamily households 56 Percent of total households 15.0 Householder living alone 48 Householder 65 years and over 21 Persons living in households 1,097 Persons per household 2.94 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,080 Black 8 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 394 Occupied housing units 373 Owner occupied 325 Percent owner occupied 87.1 Renter occupied 48 Vacant housing units 21 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 334 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 48 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 159 Less than $50,000 39 $50,000 to $99,999 94 $100,000 to $149,999 19 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 66,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 25 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 13 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 275 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 159 White 158 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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