Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Potter

Municipality: Portage township


Total Population 176 SEX Male 90 Female 86 AGE Under 5 years 8 5 to 17 years 32 18 to 20 years 6 21 to 24 years 8 25 to 44 years 51 45 to 54 years 28 55 to 59 years 7 60 to 64 years 8 65 to 74 years 15 75 to 84 years 12 85 years and over 1 Median age 39.5 Under 18 years 40 Percent of total population 22.7 65 years and over 28 Percent of total population 15.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 66 Family households (families) 59 Married-couple families 52 Percent of total households 78.8 Other family, male householder 2 Other family, female householder 5 Nonfamily households 7 Percent of total households 10.6 Householder living alone 6 Householder 65 years and over 4 Persons living in households 176 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 176 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 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) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 260 Occupied housing units 66 Owner occupied 58 Percent owner occupied 87.9 Renter occupied 8 Vacant housing units 194 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 194 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 195 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 65 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 38 Less than $50,000 22 $50,000 to $99,999 15 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 47,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 7 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 0 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 113 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 38 White 38 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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