Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Girardville borough


Total Population 1,889 SEX Male 864 Female 1,025 AGE Under 5 years 119 5 to 17 years 278 18 to 20 years 75 21 to 24 years 90 25 to 44 years 500 45 to 54 years 165 55 to 59 years 81 60 to 64 years 132 65 to 74 years 260 75 to 84 years 159 85 years and over 30 Median age 40.3 Under 18 years 397 Percent of total population 21.0 65 years and over 449 Percent of total population 23.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 777 Family households (families) 516 Married-couple families 387 Percent of total households 49.8 Other family, male householder 38 Other family, female householder 91 Nonfamily households 261 Percent of total households 33.6 Householder living alone 240 Householder 65 years and over 164 Persons living in households 1,883 Persons per household 2.42 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 6 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 6 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,886 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 885 Occupied housing units 777 Owner occupied 636 Percent owner occupied 81.9 Renter occupied 141 Vacant housing units 108 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 159 1-unit, attached 600 2 to 4 units 86 5 to 9 units 12 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 28 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 574 Less than $50,000 542 $50,000 to $99,999 28 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 22,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 122 Less than $250 97 $250 to $499 25 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 194 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 574 White 574 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) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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