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