Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Perry

Municipality: Jackson township


Total Population 489 SEX Male 248 Female 241 AGE Under 5 years 37 5 to 17 years 112 18 to 20 years 19 21 to 24 years 22 25 to 44 years 126 45 to 54 years 44 55 to 59 years 28 60 to 64 years 33 65 to 74 years 46 75 to 84 years 19 85 years and over 3 Median age 33.0 Under 18 years 149 Percent of total population 30.5 65 years and over 68 Percent of total population 13.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 162 Family households (families) 136 Married-couple families 121 Percent of total households 74.7 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 11 Nonfamily households 26 Percent of total households 16.0 Householder living alone 23 Householder 65 years and over 16 Persons living in households 489 Persons per household 3.02 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 486 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 259 Occupied housing units 162 Owner occupied 133 Percent owner occupied 82.1 Renter occupied 29 Vacant housing units 97 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 92 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.5 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 211 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 45 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 51 Less than $50,000 24 $50,000 to $99,999 25 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 51,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 10 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 200 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 51 White 50 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 2.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 2.0 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