Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Frackville borough
Total Population 4,700
SEX
Male 2,208
Female 2,492
AGE
Under 5 years 256
5 to 17 years 721
18 to 20 years 161
21 to 24 years 214
25 to 44 years 1,228
45 to 54 years 417
55 to 59 years 271
60 to 64 years 338
65 to 74 years 621
75 to 84 years 363
85 years and over 110
Median age 41.0
Under 18 years 977
Percent of total population 20.8
65 years and over 1,094
Percent of total population 23.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,896
Family households (families) 1,312
Married-couple families 1,043
Percent of total households 55.0
Other family, male householder 70
Other family, female householder 199
Nonfamily households 584
Percent of total households 30.8
Householder living alone 539
Householder 65 years and over 315
Persons living in households 4,579
Persons per household 2.42
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 121
Institutionalized persons 121
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,679
Black 1
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 16
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 27
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,049
Occupied housing units 1,896
Owner occupied 1,412
Percent owner occupied 74.5
Renter occupied 484
Vacant housing units 153
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 16
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 702
1-unit, attached 942
2 to 4 units 236
5 to 9 units 84
10 or more units 32
Mobile home, trailer, other 53
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,261
Less than $50,000 862
$50,000 to $99,999 347
$100,000 to $149,999 39
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 to $299,999 6
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 39,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 442
Less than $250 181
$250 to $499 260
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 265
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,261
White 1,258
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 7
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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