Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Delaware township


Total Population 3,527 SEX Male 1,749 Female 1,778 AGE Under 5 years 423 5 to 17 years 645 18 to 20 years 77 21 to 24 years 107 25 to 44 years 1,302 45 to 54 years 257 55 to 59 years 125 60 to 64 years 168 65 to 74 years 289 75 to 84 years 114 85 years and over 20 Median age 31.3 Under 18 years 1,068 Percent of total population 30.3 65 years and over 423 Percent of total population 12.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,242 Family households (families) 990 Married-couple families 895 Percent of total households 72.1 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 63 Nonfamily households 252 Percent of total households 20.3 Householder living alone 192 Householder 65 years and over 82 Persons living in households 3,524 Persons per household 2.84 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 3 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 3 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,446 Black 32 Percent of total population 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 42 Hispanic Origin (any race) 114 Percent of total population 3.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,995 Occupied housing units 1,242 Owner occupied 1,105 Percent owner occupied 89.0 Renter occupied 137 Vacant housing units 1,753 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,698 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 18 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,944 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 7 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 38 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,017 Less than $50,000 19 $50,000 to $99,999 434 $100,000 to $149,999 386 $150,000 to $199,999 110 $200,000 to $299,999 54 $300,000 or more 14 Median (dollars) 106,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 110 Less than $250 5 $250 to $499 38 $500 to $749 62 $750 to $999 5 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 538 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,017 White 995 Black 10 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 11 Hispanic origin (of any race) 27 Percent of occupied units 2.7 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