Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Mahanoy township
Total Population 1,273
SEX
Male 625
Female 648
AGE
Under 5 years 84
5 to 17 years 235
18 to 20 years 40
21 to 24 years 56
25 to 44 years 350
45 to 54 years 129
55 to 59 years 80
60 to 64 years 79
65 to 74 years 133
75 to 84 years 72
85 years and over 15
Median age 37.4
Under 18 years 319
Percent of total population 25.1
65 years and over 220
Percent of total population 17.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 478
Family households (families) 346
Married-couple families 265
Percent of total households 55.4
Other family, male householder 24
Other family, female householder 57
Nonfamily households 132
Percent of total households 27.6
Householder living alone 127
Householder 65 years and over 72
Persons living in households 1,273
Persons per household 2.66
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,272
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 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 9
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 554
Occupied housing units 478
Owner occupied 368
Percent owner occupied 77.0
Renter occupied 110
Vacant housing units 76
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 138
1-unit, attached 387
2 to 4 units 5
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 24
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 332
Less than $50,000 269
$50,000 to $99,999 46
$100,000 to $149,999 10
$150,000 to $199,999 4
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 27,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 101
Less than $250 94
$250 to $499 7
$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 332
White 332
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) 2
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