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