Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Potter
Municipality: Sweden township
Total Population 581
SEX
Male 291
Female 290
AGE
Under 5 years 40
5 to 17 years 117
18 to 20 years 24
21 to 24 years 19
25 to 44 years 159
45 to 54 years 81
55 to 59 years 34
60 to 64 years 42
65 to 74 years 48
75 to 84 years 15
85 years and over 2
Median age 37.0
Under 18 years 157
Percent of total population 27.0
65 years and over 65
Percent of total population 11.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 201
Family households (families) 165
Married-couple families 147
Percent of total households 73.1
Other family, male householder 4
Other family, female householder 14
Nonfamily households 36
Percent of total households 17.9
Householder living alone 29
Householder 65 years and over 17
Persons living in households 581
Persons per household 2.89
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 576
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.5
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 5
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 448
Occupied housing units 201
Owner occupied 167
Percent owner occupied 83.1
Renter occupied 34
Vacant housing units 247
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 224
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 367
1-unit, attached 1
2 to 4 units 2
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 78
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 111
Less than $50,000 47
$50,000 to $99,999 50
$100,000 to $149,999 11
$150,000 to $199,999 2
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 55,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 23
Less than $250 12
$250 to $499 11
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 246
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 111
White 111
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