Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Perry

Municipality: Rye township


Total Population 2,136 SEX Male 1,065 Female 1,071 AGE Under 5 years 166 5 to 17 years 408 18 to 20 years 100 21 to 24 years 76 25 to 44 years 794 45 to 54 years 263 55 to 59 years 77 60 to 64 years 84 65 to 74 years 125 75 to 84 years 37 85 years and over 6 Median age 33.7 Under 18 years 574 Percent of total population 26.9 65 years and over 168 Percent of total population 7.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 728 Family households (families) 624 Married-couple families 564 Percent of total households 77.5 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 39 Nonfamily households 104 Percent of total households 14.3 Householder living alone 84 Householder 65 years and over 30 Persons living in households 2,136 Persons per household 2.93 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,126 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 750 Occupied housing units 728 Owner occupied 669 Percent owner occupied 91.9 Renter occupied 59 Vacant housing units 22 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 657 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 4 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 84 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 494 Less than $50,000 56 $50,000 to $99,999 298 $100,000 to $149,999 113 $150,000 to $199,999 19 $200,000 to $299,999 7 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 85,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 39 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 375 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 494 White 492 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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