Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Dingman township


Total Population 4,591 SEX Male 2,336 Female 2,255 AGE Under 5 years 438 5 to 17 years 878 18 to 20 years 127 21 to 24 years 154 25 to 44 years 1,653 45 to 54 years 409 55 to 59 years 219 60 to 64 years 219 65 to 74 years 355 75 to 84 years 111 85 years and over 28 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 1,316 Percent of total population 28.7 65 years and over 494 Percent of total population 10.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,623 Family households (families) 1,330 Married-couple families 1,199 Percent of total households 73.9 Other family, male householder 42 Other family, female householder 89 Nonfamily households 293 Percent of total households 18.1 Householder living alone 237 Householder 65 years and over 93 Persons living in households 4,591 Persons per household 2.83 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,515 Black 36 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 15 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 17 Hispanic Origin (any race) 90 Percent of total population 2.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 4,181 Occupied housing units 1,623 Owner occupied 1,426 Percent owner occupied 87.9 Renter occupied 197 Vacant housing units 2,558 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,368 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 29 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,738 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 76 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 1,350 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,276 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 238 $100,000 to $149,999 626 $150,000 to $199,999 272 $200,000 to $299,999 107 $300,000 or more 25 Median (dollars) 131,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 159 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 51 $500 to $749 81 $750 to $999 12 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 526 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,276 White 1,257 Black 11 Percent of occupied units 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 22 Percent of occupied units 1.7 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