Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northumberland

Municipality: Shamokin township


Total Population 1,697 SEX Male 821 Female 876 AGE Under 5 years 108 5 to 17 years 310 18 to 20 years 69 21 to 24 years 72 25 to 44 years 498 45 to 54 years 210 55 to 59 years 94 60 to 64 years 103 65 to 74 years 143 75 to 84 years 77 85 years and over 13 Median age 36.6 Under 18 years 418 Percent of total population 24.6 65 years and over 233 Percent of total population 13.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 641 Family households (families) 501 Married-couple families 424 Percent of total households 66.1 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 56 Nonfamily households 140 Percent of total households 21.8 Householder living alone 133 Householder 65 years and over 73 Persons living in households 1,697 Persons per household 2.65 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,689 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 697 Occupied housing units 641 Owner occupied 559 Percent owner occupied 87.2 Renter occupied 82 Vacant housing units 56 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 572 1-unit, attached 18 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 9 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 83 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 371 Less than $50,000 145 $50,000 to $99,999 191 $100,000 to $149,999 24 $150,000 to $199,999 9 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 57,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 47 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 13 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 191 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) 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