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