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