Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Perry

Municipality: Tuscarora township


Total Population 1,034 SEX Male 521 Female 513 AGE Under 5 years 61 5 to 17 years 204 18 to 20 years 47 21 to 24 years 58 25 to 44 years 328 45 to 54 years 112 55 to 59 years 50 60 to 64 years 46 65 to 74 years 86 75 to 84 years 35 85 years and over 7 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 265 Percent of total population 25.6 65 years and over 128 Percent of total population 12.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 374 Family households (families) 292 Married-couple families 255 Percent of total households 68.2 Other family, male householder 10 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 82 Percent of total households 21.9 Householder living alone 63 Householder 65 years and over 27 Persons living in households 1,034 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,029 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 495 Occupied housing units 374 Owner occupied 316 Percent owner occupied 84.5 Renter occupied 58 Vacant housing units 121 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 82 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 370 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 113 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 171 Less than $50,000 79 $50,000 to $99,999 81 $100,000 to $149,999 11 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 38 Less than $250 22 $250 to $499 16 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 233 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 171 White 171 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