Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Perry
Municipality: Wheatfield township
Total Population 3,097
SEX
Male 1,587
Female 1,510
AGE
Under 5 years 270
5 to 17 years 640
18 to 20 years 112
21 to 24 years 163
25 to 44 years 1,140
45 to 54 years 319
55 to 59 years 114
60 to 64 years 104
65 to 74 years 149
75 to 84 years 73
85 years and over 13
Median age 31.9
Under 18 years 910
Percent of total population 29.4
65 years and over 235
Percent of total population 7.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,089
Family households (families) 880
Married-couple families 764
Percent of total households 70.2
Other family, male householder 50
Other family, female householder 66
Nonfamily households 209
Percent of total households 19.2
Householder living alone 174
Householder 65 years and over 56
Persons living in households 3,097
Persons per household 2.84
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,082
Black 1
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 6
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 19
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,153
Occupied housing units 1,089
Owner occupied 1,009
Percent owner occupied 92.7
Renter occupied 80
Vacant housing units 64
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 38
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 27
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 802
1-unit, attached 4
2 to 4 units 8
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 339
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 563
Less than $50,000 95
$50,000 to $99,999 403
$100,000 to $149,999 59
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 73,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 61
Less than $250 28
$250 to $499 32
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 260
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 563
White 563
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) 3
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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