Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Eldred township


Total Population 736 SEX Male 352 Female 384 AGE Under 5 years 31 5 to 17 years 134 18 to 20 years 27 21 to 24 years 29 25 to 44 years 201 45 to 54 years 63 55 to 59 years 44 60 to 64 years 45 65 to 74 years 87 75 to 84 years 59 85 years and over 16 Median age 38.8 Under 18 years 165 Percent of total population 22.4 65 years and over 162 Percent of total population 22.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 248 Family households (families) 200 Married-couple families 181 Percent of total households 73.0 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 15 Nonfamily households 48 Percent of total households 19.4 Householder living alone 40 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 688 Persons per household 2.77 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 48 Institutionalized persons 48 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 736 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) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 263 Occupied housing units 248 Owner occupied 202 Percent owner occupied 81.5 Renter occupied 46 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 223 1-unit, attached 12 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 25 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 119 Less than $50,000 65 $50,000 to $99,999 47 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 46,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 27 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 163 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 119 White 119 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