Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Potter
Municipality: Sharon township
Total Population 841
SEX
Male 416
Female 425
AGE
Under 5 years 54
5 to 17 years 169
18 to 20 years 42
21 to 24 years 35
25 to 44 years 234
45 to 54 years 108
55 to 59 years 53
60 to 64 years 45
65 to 74 years 63
75 to 84 years 31
85 years and over 7
Median age 35.5
Under 18 years 223
Percent of total population 26.5
65 years and over 101
Percent of total population 12.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 296
Family households (families) 235
Married-couple families 208
Percent of total households 70.3
Other family, male householder 9
Other family, female householder 18
Nonfamily households 61
Percent of total households 20.6
Householder living alone 54
Householder 65 years and over 20
Persons living in households 841
Persons per household 2.84
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 841
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 437
Occupied housing units 296
Owner occupied 255
Percent owner occupied 86.1
Renter occupied 41
Vacant housing units 141
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 98
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 10
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 327
1-unit, attached 0
2 to 4 units 5
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 105
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 123
Less than $50,000 92
$50,000 to $99,999 29
$100,000 to $149,999 2
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 34,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 17
Less than $250 16
$250 to $499 1
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 172
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 123
White 123
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