Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northumberland

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 620 SEX Male 312 Female 308 AGE Under 5 years 43 5 to 17 years 123 18 to 20 years 26 21 to 24 years 29 25 to 44 years 181 45 to 54 years 63 55 to 59 years 29 60 to 64 years 24 65 to 74 years 55 75 to 84 years 41 85 years and over 6 Median age 35.8 Under 18 years 166 Percent of total population 26.8 65 years and over 102 Percent of total population 16.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 221 Family households (families) 182 Married-couple families 169 Percent of total households 76.5 Other family, male householder 2 Other family, female householder 11 Nonfamily households 39 Percent of total households 17.6 Householder living alone 37 Householder 65 years and over 29 Persons living in households 620 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 620 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 237 Occupied housing units 221 Owner occupied 187 Percent owner occupied 84.6 Renter occupied 34 Vacant housing units 16 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 205 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 31 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 104 Less than $50,000 43 $50,000 to $99,999 55 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 53,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 20 Less than $250 20 $250 to $499 0 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 161 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 104 White 104 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