Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Lackawaxen township


Total Population 2,832 SEX Male 1,404 Female 1,428 AGE Under 5 years 192 5 to 17 years 529 18 to 20 years 72 21 to 24 years 100 25 to 44 years 813 45 to 54 years 292 55 to 59 years 123 60 to 64 years 193 65 to 74 years 332 75 to 84 years 152 85 years and over 34 Median age 36.9 Under 18 years 721 Percent of total population 25.5 65 years and over 518 Percent of total population 18.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,103 Family households (families) 827 Married-couple families 714 Percent of total households 64.7 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 77 Nonfamily households 276 Percent of total households 25.0 Householder living alone 237 Householder 65 years and over 131 Persons living in households 2,832 Persons per household 2.57 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,762 Black 46 Percent of total population 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 13 Hispanic Origin (any race) 71 Percent of total population 2.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,248 Occupied housing units 1,103 Owner occupied 909 Percent owner occupied 82.4 Renter occupied 194 Vacant housing units 2,145 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,986 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,915 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 47 5 to 9 units 10 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 268 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 703 Less than $50,000 34 $50,000 to $99,999 303 $100,000 to $149,999 219 $150,000 to $199,999 92 $200,000 to $299,999 43 $300,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 102,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 141 Less than $250 26 $250 to $499 93 $500 to $749 20 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 365 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 703 White 692 Black 8 Percent of occupied units 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 12 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