Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Palmyra township


Total Population 1,976 SEX Male 991 Female 985 AGE Under 5 years 111 5 to 17 years 301 18 to 20 years 57 21 to 24 years 71 25 to 44 years 534 45 to 54 years 204 55 to 59 years 124 60 to 64 years 173 65 to 74 years 275 75 to 84 years 105 85 years and over 21 Median age 41.7 Under 18 years 412 Percent of total population 20.9 65 years and over 401 Percent of total population 20.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 821 Family households (families) 570 Married-couple families 491 Percent of total households 59.8 Other family, male householder 34 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 251 Percent of total households 30.6 Householder living alone 208 Householder 65 years and over 111 Persons living in households 1,976 Persons per household 2.41 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,950 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.5 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 32 Percent of total population 1.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,911 Occupied housing units 821 Owner occupied 690 Percent owner occupied 84.0 Renter occupied 131 Vacant housing units 3,090 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,841 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 8.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,222 1-unit, attached 33 2 to 4 units 106 5 to 9 units 43 10 or more units 4 Mobile home, trailer, other 503 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 532 Less than $50,000 35 $50,000 to $99,999 163 $100,000 to $149,999 155 $150,000 to $199,999 82 $200,000 to $299,999 63 $300,000 or more 34 Median (dollars) 118,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 106 Less than $250 20 $250 to $499 60 $500 to $749 25 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 388 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 532 White 529 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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