Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: New Castle township
Total Population 567
SEX
Male 294
Female 273
AGE
Under 5 years 28
5 to 17 years 70
18 to 20 years 27
21 to 24 years 37
25 to 44 years 133
45 to 54 years 82
55 to 59 years 37
60 to 64 years 35
65 to 74 years 72
75 to 84 years 44
85 years and over 2
Median age 43.1
Under 18 years 98
Percent of total population 17.3
65 years and over 118
Percent of total population 20.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 222
Family households (families) 165
Married-couple families 118
Percent of total households 53.2
Other family, male householder 19
Other family, female householder 28
Nonfamily households 57
Percent of total households 25.7
Householder living alone 52
Householder 65 years and over 31
Persons living in households 567
Persons per household 2.55
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 563
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 231
Occupied housing units 222
Owner occupied 188
Percent owner occupied 84.7
Renter occupied 34
Vacant housing units 9
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 165
1-unit, attached 52
2 to 4 units 0
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 14
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 166
Less than $50,000 152
$50,000 to $99,999 14
$100,000 to $149,999 0
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 29,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 22
Less than $250 20
$250 to $499 2
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 125
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 166
White 164
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 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
Percent of occupied units 1.2
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