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