Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Cass township
Total Population 2,088
SEX
Male 1,026
Female 1,062
AGE
Under 5 years 113
5 to 17 years 307
18 to 20 years 87
21 to 24 years 127
25 to 44 years 564
45 to 54 years 186
55 to 59 years 95
60 to 64 years 162
65 to 74 years 280
75 to 84 years 148
85 years and over 19
Median age 39.4
Under 18 years 420
Percent of total population 20.1
65 years and over 447
Percent of total population 21.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 823
Family households (families) 585
Married-couple families 457
Percent of total households 55.5
Other family, male householder 40
Other family, female householder 88
Nonfamily households 238
Percent of total households 28.9
Householder living alone 227
Householder 65 years and over 146
Persons living in households 2,088
Persons per household 2.54
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,083
Black 1
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 7
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 908
Occupied housing units 823
Owner occupied 667
Percent owner occupied 81.0
Renter occupied 156
Vacant housing units 85
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 523
1-unit, attached 275
2 to 4 units 24
5 to 9 units 1
10 or more units 3
Mobile home, trailer, other 82
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 561
Less than $50,000 438
$50,000 to $99,999 112
$100,000 to $149,999 7
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 3
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 33,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 130
Less than $250 106
$250 to $499 24
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 123
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 561
White 561
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
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