Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Branch township
Total Population 2,051
SEX
Male 1,020
Female 1,031
AGE
Under 5 years 132
5 to 17 years 347
18 to 20 years 71
21 to 24 years 95
25 to 44 years 632
45 to 54 years 213
55 to 59 years 110
60 to 64 years 125
65 to 74 years 218
75 to 84 years 97
85 years and over 11
Median age 38.0
Under 18 years 479
Percent of total population 23.4
65 years and over 326
Percent of total population 15.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 774
Family households (families) 593
Married-couple families 506
Percent of total households 65.4
Other family, male householder 23
Other family, female householder 64
Nonfamily households 181
Percent of total households 23.4
Householder living alone 166
Householder 65 years and over 101
Persons living in households 2,051
Persons per household 2.65
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,035
Black 7
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 8
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 9
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 812
Occupied housing units 774
Owner occupied 697
Percent owner occupied 90.1
Renter occupied 77
Vacant housing units 38
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 600
1-unit, attached 136
2 to 4 units 27
5 to 9 units 2
10 or more units 6
Mobile home, trailer, other 41
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 623
Less than $50,000 296
$50,000 to $99,999 240
$100,000 to $149,999 67
$150,000 to $199,999 17
$200,000 to $299,999 3
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 52,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 52
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 30
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 258
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 623
White 621
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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