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