Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Perry

Municipality: Penn township


Total Population 3,283 SEX Male 1,594 Female 1,689 AGE Under 5 years 224 5 to 17 years 581 18 to 20 years 158 21 to 24 years 203 25 to 44 years 1,079 45 to 54 years 350 55 to 59 years 149 60 to 64 years 163 65 to 74 years 230 75 to 84 years 97 85 years and over 49 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 805 Percent of total population 24.5 65 years and over 376 Percent of total population 11.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,201 Family households (families) 932 Married-couple families 756 Percent of total households 62.9 Other family, male householder 56 Other family, female householder 120 Nonfamily households 269 Percent of total households 22.4 Householder living alone 218 Householder 65 years and over 92 Persons living in households 3,197 Persons per household 2.66 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 86 Institutionalized persons 86 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,263 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,260 Occupied housing units 1,201 Owner occupied 882 Percent owner occupied 73.4 Renter occupied 319 Vacant housing units 59 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 846 1-unit, attached 44 2 to 4 units 45 5 to 9 units 180 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 144 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 664 Less than $50,000 181 $50,000 to $99,999 400 $100,000 to $149,999 69 $150,000 to $199,999 12 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 66,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 299 Less than $250 70 $250 to $499 224 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 272 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 664 White 662 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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