Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Potter

Municipality: Shinglehouse borough


Total Population 1,243 SEX Male 570 Female 673 AGE Under 5 years 91 5 to 17 years 256 18 to 20 years 40 21 to 24 years 56 25 to 44 years 317 45 to 54 years 117 55 to 59 years 55 60 to 64 years 54 65 to 74 years 136 75 to 84 years 79 85 years and over 42 Median age 36.4 Under 18 years 347 Percent of total population 27.9 65 years and over 257 Percent of total population 20.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 494 Family households (families) 331 Married-couple families 277 Percent of total households 56.1 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 39 Nonfamily households 163 Percent of total households 33.0 Householder living alone 147 Householder 65 years and over 94 Persons living in households 1,217 Persons per household 2.46 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 26 Institutionalized persons 26 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,242 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 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 539 Occupied housing units 494 Owner occupied 309 Percent owner occupied 62.6 Renter occupied 185 Vacant housing units 45 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 377 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 44 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 63 Mobile home, trailer, other 49 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 255 Less than $50,000 203 $50,000 to $99,999 51 $100,000 to $149,999 1 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 35,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 169 Less than $250 125 $250 to $499 44 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 201 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 255 White 255 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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