Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Palo Alto borough
Total Population 1,192
SEX
Male 583
Female 609
AGE
Under 5 years 53
5 to 17 years 213
18 to 20 years 49
21 to 24 years 68
25 to 44 years 318
45 to 54 years 144
55 to 59 years 66
60 to 64 years 74
65 to 74 years 130
75 to 84 years 67
85 years and over 10
Median age 38.7
Under 18 years 266
Percent of total population 22.3
65 years and over 207
Percent of total population 17.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 460
Family households (families) 338
Married-couple families 287
Percent of total households 62.4
Other family, male householder 10
Other family, female householder 41
Nonfamily households 122
Percent of total households 26.5
Householder living alone 115
Householder 65 years and over 68
Persons living in households 1,192
Persons per household 2.59
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,183
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 485
Occupied housing units 460
Owner occupied 408
Percent owner occupied 88.7
Renter occupied 52
Vacant housing units 25
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 5
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 287
1-unit, attached 146
2 to 4 units 18
5 to 9 units 5
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 28
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 373
Less than $50,000 295
$50,000 to $99,999 74
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 33,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 40
Less than $250 16
$250 to $499 24
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 263
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 373
White 373
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) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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