Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Perry

Municipality: Centre township


Total Population 1,974 SEX Male 999 Female 975 AGE Under 5 years 145 5 to 17 years 462 18 to 20 years 74 21 to 24 years 101 25 to 44 years 676 45 to 54 years 235 55 to 59 years 62 60 to 64 years 79 65 to 74 years 96 75 to 84 years 37 85 years and over 7 Median age 31.4 Under 18 years 607 Percent of total population 30.7 65 years and over 140 Percent of total population 7.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 669 Family households (families) 549 Married-couple families 476 Percent of total households 71.2 Other family, male householder 28 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 120 Percent of total households 17.9 Householder living alone 95 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 1,974 Persons per household 2.95 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,954 Black 16 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 730 Occupied housing units 669 Owner occupied 576 Percent owner occupied 86.1 Renter occupied 93 Vacant housing units 61 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 29 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 532 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 11 5 to 9 units 15 10 or more units 3 Mobile home, trailer, other 165 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 315 Less than $50,000 54 $50,000 to $99,999 230 $100,000 to $149,999 26 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 70,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 74 Less than $250 26 $250 to $499 47 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 277 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 315 White 314 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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