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