Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Port Carbon borough
Total Population 2,134
SEX
Male 1,023
Female 1,111
AGE
Under 5 years 111
5 to 17 years 355
18 to 20 years 82
21 to 24 years 122
25 to 44 years 558
45 to 54 years 209
55 to 59 years 92
60 to 64 years 153
65 to 74 years 295
75 to 84 years 135
85 years and over 22
Median age 39.3
Under 18 years 466
Percent of total population 21.8
65 years and over 452
Percent of total population 21.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 846
Family households (families) 589
Married-couple families 478
Percent of total households 56.5
Other family, male householder 26
Other family, female householder 85
Nonfamily households 257
Percent of total households 30.4
Householder living alone 237
Householder 65 years and over 144
Persons living in households 2,127
Persons per household 2.51
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 7
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 7
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,129
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 903
Occupied housing units 846
Owner occupied 684
Percent owner occupied 80.9
Renter occupied 162
Vacant housing units 57
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 458
1-unit, attached 277
2 to 4 units 91
5 to 9 units 31
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 46
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 596
Less than $50,000 436
$50,000 to $99,999 142
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 37,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 143
Less than $250 71
$250 to $499 72
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 251
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 596
White 596
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) 2
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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