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