Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Porter township
Total Population 2,560
SEX
Male 1,266
Female 1,294
AGE
Under 5 years 150
5 to 17 years 447
18 to 20 years 97
21 to 24 years 131
25 to 44 years 771
45 to 54 years 276
55 to 59 years 152
60 to 64 years 166
65 to 74 years 240
75 to 84 years 113
85 years and over 17
Median age 36.8
Under 18 years 597
Percent of total population 23.3
65 years and over 370
Percent of total population 14.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,009
Family households (families) 763
Married-couple families 645
Percent of total households 63.9
Other family, male householder 39
Other family, female householder 79
Nonfamily households 246
Percent of total households 24.4
Householder living alone 213
Householder 65 years and over 131
Persons living in households 2,560
Persons per household 2.54
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,557
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
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 1,086
Occupied housing units 1,009
Owner occupied 877
Percent owner occupied 86.9
Renter occupied 132
Vacant housing units 77
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 763
1-unit, attached 167
2 to 4 units 50
5 to 9 units 1
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 104
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 740
Less than $50,000 503
$50,000 to $99,999 217
$100,000 to $149,999 19
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 37,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 103
Less than $250 90
$250 to $499 12
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 181
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 740
White 740
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) 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