Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Cressona borough


Total Population 1,694 SEX Male 816 Female 878 AGE Under 5 years 110 5 to 17 years 277 18 to 20 years 69 21 to 24 years 104 25 to 44 years 483 45 to 54 years 171 55 to 59 years 74 60 to 64 years 109 65 to 74 years 193 75 to 84 years 83 85 years and over 21 Median age 36.6 Under 18 years 387 Percent of total population 22.8 65 years and over 297 Percent of total population 17.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 658 Family households (families) 498 Married-couple families 421 Percent of total households 64.0 Other family, male householder 17 Other family, female householder 60 Nonfamily households 160 Percent of total households 24.3 Householder living alone 136 Householder 65 years and over 83 Persons living in households 1,694 Persons per household 2.57 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,677 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 694 Occupied housing units 658 Owner occupied 491 Percent owner occupied 74.6 Renter occupied 167 Vacant housing units 36 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 455 1-unit, attached 95 2 to 4 units 84 5 to 9 units 40 10 or more units 9 Mobile home, trailer, other 11 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 438 Less than $50,000 256 $50,000 to $99,999 162 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 10 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 156 Less than $250 44 $250 to $499 111 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 308 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 438 White 435 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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