Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Blooming Grove township


Total Population 2,022 SEX Male 1,011 Female 1,011 AGE Under 5 years 97 5 to 17 years 328 18 to 20 years 85 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 520 45 to 54 years 226 55 to 59 years 129 60 to 64 years 197 65 to 74 years 263 75 to 84 years 88 85 years and over 19 Median age 41.8 Under 18 years 425 Percent of total population 21.0 65 years and over 370 Percent of total population 18.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 796 Family households (families) 612 Married-couple families 548 Percent of total households 68.8 Other family, male householder 19 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 184 Percent of total households 23.1 Householder living alone 159 Householder 65 years and over 95 Persons living in households 2,022 Persons per household 2.54 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,988 Black 11 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 38 Percent of total population 1.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,104 Occupied housing units 796 Owner occupied 707 Percent owner occupied 88.8 Renter occupied 89 Vacant housing units 2,308 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,227 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 15.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,893 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 17 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 183 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 583 Less than $50,000 19 $50,000 to $99,999 140 $100,000 to $149,999 241 $150,000 to $199,999 102 $200,000 to $299,999 64 $300,000 or more 17 Median (dollars) 128,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 67 Less than $250 6 $250 to $499 35 $500 to $749 23 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 428 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 583 White 567 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 4 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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