Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Blythe township
Total Population 1,023
SEX
Male 504
Female 519
AGE
Under 5 years 65
5 to 17 years 146
18 to 20 years 38
21 to 24 years 68
25 to 44 years 265
45 to 54 years 107
55 to 59 years 74
60 to 64 years 49
65 to 74 years 120
75 to 84 years 79
85 years and over 12
Median age 38.7
Under 18 years 211
Percent of total population 20.6
65 years and over 211
Percent of total population 20.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 406
Family households (families) 303
Married-couple families 240
Percent of total households 59.1
Other family, male householder 14
Other family, female householder 49
Nonfamily households 103
Percent of total households 25.4
Householder living alone 99
Householder 65 years and over 65
Persons living in households 1,023
Persons per household 2.52
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,022
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
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 440
Occupied housing units 406
Owner occupied 310
Percent owner occupied 76.4
Renter occupied 96
Vacant housing units 34
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 175
1-unit, attached 209
2 to 4 units 28
5 to 9 units 1
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 27
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 272
Less than $50,000 221
$50,000 to $99,999 44
$100,000 to $149,999 6
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 29,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 70
Less than $250 53
$250 to $499 17
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 168
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 272
White 272
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