Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Foster township


Total Population 298 SEX Male 148 Female 150 AGE Under 5 years 26 5 to 17 years 47 18 to 20 years 8 21 to 24 years 14 25 to 44 years 87 45 to 54 years 21 55 to 59 years 15 60 to 64 years 21 65 to 74 years 41 75 to 84 years 15 85 years and over 3 Median age 37.6 Under 18 years 73 Percent of total population 24.5 65 years and over 59 Percent of total population 19.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 117 Family households (families) 82 Married-couple families 62 Percent of total households 53.0 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 13 Nonfamily households 35 Percent of total households 29.9 Householder living alone 32 Householder 65 years and over 16 Persons living in households 298 Persons per household 2.55 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 298 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) 3 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 129 Occupied housing units 117 Owner occupied 94 Percent owner occupied 80.3 Renter occupied 23 Vacant housing units 12 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 66 1-unit, attached 47 2 to 4 units 1 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 15 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 78 Less than $50,000 59 $50,000 to $99,999 17 $100,000 to $149,999 1 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 30,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 21 Less than $250 18 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 99 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 78 White 78 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