Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Mechanicsville borough
Total Population 540
SEX
Male 256
Female 284
AGE
Under 5 years 27
5 to 17 years 85
18 to 20 years 20
21 to 24 years 19
25 to 44 years 149
45 to 54 years 48
55 to 59 years 30
60 to 64 years 52
65 to 74 years 63
75 to 84 years 43
85 years and over 4
Median age 40.8
Under 18 years 112
Percent of total population 20.7
65 years and over 110
Percent of total population 20.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 215
Family households (families) 162
Married-couple families 130
Percent of total households 60.5
Other family, male householder 8
Other family, female householder 24
Nonfamily households 53
Percent of total households 24.7
Householder living alone 50
Householder 65 years and over 31
Persons living in households 540
Persons per household 2.51
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 532
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of total population 0.9
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 221
Occupied housing units 215
Owner occupied 194
Percent owner occupied 90.2
Renter occupied 21
Vacant housing units 6
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 165
1-unit, attached 44
2 to 4 units 7
5 to 9 units 1
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 4
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 182
Less than $50,000 104
$50,000 to $99,999 72
$100,000 to $149,999 5
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 45,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 12
Less than $250 3
$250 to $499 9
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 275
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 182
White 181
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.5
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
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