Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Porter township


Total Population 163 SEX Male 86 Female 77 AGE Under 5 years 11 5 to 17 years 19 18 to 20 years 3 21 to 24 years 8 25 to 44 years 47 45 to 54 years 14 55 to 59 years 15 60 to 64 years 10 65 to 74 years 30 75 to 84 years 5 85 years and over 1 Median age 42.3 Under 18 years 30 Percent of total population 18.4 65 years and over 36 Percent of total population 22.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 71 Family households (families) 47 Married-couple families 43 Percent of total households 60.6 Other family, male householder 0 Other family, female householder 4 Nonfamily households 24 Percent of total households 33.8 Householder living alone 21 Householder 65 years and over 8 Persons living in households 163 Persons per household 2.30 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 155 Black 8 Percent of total population 4.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 872 Occupied housing units 71 Owner occupied 51 Percent owner occupied 71.8 Renter occupied 20 Vacant housing units 801 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 796 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 7.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 858 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 10 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 38 Less than $50,000 2 $50,000 to $99,999 16 $100,000 to $149,999 16 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 103,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 14 Less than $250 2 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 400 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 38 White 37 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 2.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 2.6 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