Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: North Manheim township


Total Population 3,404 SEX Male 1,679 Female 1,725 AGE Under 5 years 196 5 to 17 years 470 18 to 20 years 174 21 to 24 years 159 25 to 44 years 951 45 to 54 years 324 55 to 59 years 185 60 to 64 years 213 65 to 74 years 354 75 to 84 years 263 85 years and over 115 Median age 39.3 Under 18 years 666 Percent of total population 19.6 65 years and over 732 Percent of total population 21.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,163 Family households (families) 866 Married-couple families 754 Percent of total households 64.8 Other family, male householder 34 Other family, female householder 78 Nonfamily households 297 Percent of total households 25.5 Householder living alone 243 Householder 65 years and over 120 Persons living in households 3,057 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 347 Institutionalized persons 289 Other persons in group quarters 58 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,358 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 31 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 15 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,223 Occupied housing units 1,163 Owner occupied 979 Percent owner occupied 84.2 Renter occupied 184 Vacant housing units 60 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 924 1-unit, attached 46 2 to 4 units 63 5 to 9 units 15 10 or more units 12 Mobile home, trailer, other 163 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 737 Less than $50,000 214 $50,000 to $99,999 393 $100,000 to $149,999 88 $150,000 to $199,999 26 $200,000 to $299,999 10 $300,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 66,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 147 Less than $250 83 $250 to $499 63 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 233 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 737 White 735 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 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