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