Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: East Norwegian township
Total Population 991
SEX
Male 464
Female 527
AGE
Under 5 years 41
5 to 17 years 159
18 to 20 years 40
21 to 24 years 44
25 to 44 years 265
45 to 54 years 107
55 to 59 years 52
60 to 64 years 67
65 to 74 years 139
75 to 84 years 67
85 years and over 10
Median age 41.7
Under 18 years 200
Percent of total population 20.2
65 years and over 216
Percent of total population 21.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 399
Family households (families) 280
Married-couple families 232
Percent of total households 58.1
Other family, male householder 15
Other family, female householder 33
Nonfamily households 119
Percent of total households 29.8
Householder living alone 108
Householder 65 years and over 68
Persons living in households 991
Persons per household 2.48
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 980
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 10
Percent of total population 1.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 433
Occupied housing units 399
Owner occupied 349
Percent owner occupied 87.5
Renter occupied 50
Vacant housing units 34
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 282
1-unit, attached 95
2 to 4 units 9
5 to 9 units 5
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 42
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 297
Less than $50,000 202
$50,000 to $99,999 82
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 38,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 37
Less than $250 30
$250 to $499 7
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 202
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 297
White 294
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of occupied units 0.7
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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