Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Butler township
Total Population 4,099
SEX
Male 2,018
Female 2,081
AGE
Under 5 years 187
5 to 17 years 741
18 to 20 years 168
21 to 24 years 181
25 to 44 years 1,149
45 to 54 years 483
55 to 59 years 256
60 to 64 years 252
65 to 74 years 437
75 to 84 years 207
85 years and over 38
Median age 39.4
Under 18 years 928
Percent of total population 22.6
65 years and over 682
Percent of total population 16.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,542
Family households (families) 1,186
Married-couple families 993
Percent of total households 64.4
Other family, male householder 64
Other family, female householder 129
Nonfamily households 356
Percent of total households 23.1
Householder living alone 326
Householder 65 years and over 197
Persons living in households 4,075
Persons per household 2.64
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 24
Institutionalized persons 12
Other persons in group quarters 12
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,090
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 9
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,639
Occupied housing units 1,542
Owner occupied 1,407
Percent owner occupied 91.2
Renter occupied 135
Vacant housing units 97
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,259
1-unit, attached 240
2 to 4 units 28
5 to 9 units 13
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 98
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,216
Less than $50,000 641
$50,000 to $99,999 456
$100,000 to $149,999 90
$150,000 to $199,999 22
$200,000 to $299,999 7
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 47,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 109
Less than $250 80
$250 to $499 28
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 192
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,216
White 1,215
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
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