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