Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Deer Lake borough
Total Population 550
SEX
Male 274
Female 276
AGE
Under 5 years 37
5 to 17 years 98
18 to 20 years 25
21 to 24 years 19
25 to 44 years 209
45 to 54 years 53
55 to 59 years 19
60 to 64 years 33
65 to 74 years 32
75 to 84 years 21
85 years and over 4
Median age 36.0
Under 18 years 135
Percent of total population 24.5
65 years and over 57
Percent of total population 10.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 200
Family households (families) 159
Married-couple families 147
Percent of total households 73.5
Other family, male householder 7
Other family, female householder 5
Nonfamily households 41
Percent of total households 20.5
Householder living alone 35
Householder 65 years and over 12
Persons living in households 550
Persons per household 2.75
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 549
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 211
Occupied housing units 200
Owner occupied 182
Percent owner occupied 91.0
Renter occupied 18
Vacant housing units 11
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 199
1-unit, attached 2
2 to 4 units 5
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 5
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 166
Less than $50,000 27
$50,000 to $99,999 97
$100,000 to $149,999 34
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 78,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 15
Less than $250 2
$250 to $499 12
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 281
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 166
White 166
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) 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