Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Pike

Municipality: Shohola township


Total Population 1,586 SEX Male 768 Female 818 AGE Under 5 years 116 5 to 17 years 256 18 to 20 years 44 21 to 24 years 65 25 to 44 years 453 45 to 54 years 190 55 to 59 years 81 60 to 64 years 94 65 to 74 years 187 75 to 84 years 91 85 years and over 9 Median age 38.7 Under 18 years 372 Percent of total population 23.5 65 years and over 287 Percent of total population 18.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 622 Family households (families) 460 Married-couple families 410 Percent of total households 65.9 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 35 Nonfamily households 162 Percent of total households 26.0 Householder living alone 145 Householder 65 years and over 69 Persons living in households 1,586 Persons per household 2.55 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,582 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 1.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,916 Occupied housing units 622 Owner occupied 536 Percent owner occupied 86.2 Renter occupied 86 Vacant housing units 2,294 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,180 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,160 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 30 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 1,717 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 410 Less than $50,000 12 $50,000 to $99,999 119 $100,000 to $149,999 146 $150,000 to $199,999 75 $200,000 to $299,999 43 $300,000 or more 15 Median (dollars) 121,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 66 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 45 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 379 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 410 White 409 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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