Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: East Union township
Total Population 1,374
SEX
Male 685
Female 689
AGE
Under 5 years 78
5 to 17 years 196
18 to 20 years 50
21 to 24 years 60
25 to 44 years 406
45 to 54 years 142
55 to 59 years 68
60 to 64 years 93
65 to 74 years 164
75 to 84 years 103
85 years and over 14
Median age 39.8
Under 18 years 274
Percent of total population 19.9
65 years and over 281
Percent of total population 20.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 583
Family households (families) 384
Married-couple families 301
Percent of total households 51.6
Other family, male householder 24
Other family, female householder 59
Nonfamily households 199
Percent of total households 34.1
Householder living alone 185
Householder 65 years and over 103
Persons living in households 1,374
Persons per household 2.36
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,374
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 700
Occupied housing units 583
Owner occupied 493
Percent owner occupied 84.6
Renter occupied 90
Vacant housing units 117
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 29
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 382
1-unit, attached 217
2 to 4 units 38
5 to 9 units 11
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 52
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 377
Less than $50,000 246
$50,000 to $99,999 109
$100,000 to $149,999 14
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 34,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 66
Less than $250 54
$250 to $499 12
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 208
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 377
White 377
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