Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Gordon borough
Total Population 768
SEX
Male 365
Female 403
AGE
Under 5 years 48
5 to 17 years 140
18 to 20 years 31
21 to 24 years 32
25 to 44 years 224
45 to 54 years 89
55 to 59 years 38
60 to 64 years 34
65 to 74 years 86
75 to 84 years 44
85 years and over 2
Median age 36.5
Under 18 years 188
Percent of total population 24.5
65 years and over 132
Percent of total population 17.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 308
Family households (families) 213
Married-couple families 167
Percent of total households 54.2
Other family, male householder 11
Other family, female householder 35
Nonfamily households 95
Percent of total households 30.8
Householder living alone 88
Householder 65 years and over 48
Persons living in households 768
Persons per household 2.49
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 765
Black 1
Percent of total population 0.1
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 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 337
Occupied housing units 308
Owner occupied 249
Percent owner occupied 80.8
Renter occupied 59
Vacant housing units 29
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 190
1-unit, attached 79
2 to 4 units 13
5 to 9 units 42
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 13
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 223
Less than $50,000 138
$50,000 to $99,999 78
$100,000 to $149,999 6
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 42,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 53
Less than $250 30
$250 to $499 23
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 231
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 223
White 223
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