Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Minersville borough
Total Population 4,877
SEX
Male 2,210
Female 2,667
AGE
Under 5 years 268
5 to 17 years 687
18 to 20 years 179
21 to 24 years 248
25 to 44 years 1,232
45 to 54 years 449
55 to 59 years 236
60 to 64 years 328
65 to 74 years 753
75 to 84 years 408
85 years and over 89
Median age 41.9
Under 18 years 955
Percent of total population 19.6
65 years and over 1,250
Percent of total population 25.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,143
Family households (families) 1,361
Married-couple families 1,040
Percent of total households 48.5
Other family, male householder 63
Other family, female householder 258
Nonfamily households 782
Percent of total households 36.5
Householder living alone 735
Householder 65 years and over 486
Persons living in households 4,877
Persons per household 2.28
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,865
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 12
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,322
Occupied housing units 2,143
Owner occupied 1,552
Percent owner occupied 72.4
Renter occupied 591
Vacant housing units 179
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 14
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 665
1-unit, attached 1,153
2 to 4 units 262
5 to 9 units 93
10 or more units 121
Mobile home, trailer, other 28
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,381
Less than $50,000 1,143
$50,000 to $99,999 206
$100,000 to $149,999 28
$150,000 to $199,999 2
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 30,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 546
Less than $250 319
$250 to $499 224
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 2
Median (dollars) 233
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,381
White 1,380
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
Percent of occupied units 0.1
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