Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Ringtown borough


Total Population 853 SEX Male 394 Female 459 AGE Under 5 years 49 5 to 17 years 160 18 to 20 years 28 21 to 24 years 35 25 to 44 years 225 45 to 54 years 88 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 47 65 to 74 years 96 75 to 84 years 62 85 years and over 14 Median age 38.3 Under 18 years 209 Percent of total population 24.5 65 years and over 172 Percent of total population 20.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 339 Family households (families) 238 Married-couple families 198 Percent of total households 58.4 Other family, male householder 12 Other family, female householder 28 Nonfamily households 101 Percent of total households 29.8 Householder living alone 89 Householder 65 years and over 52 Persons living in households 853 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 844 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 353 Occupied housing units 339 Owner occupied 293 Percent owner occupied 86.4 Renter occupied 46 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 277 1-unit, attached 45 2 to 4 units 16 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 11 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 267 Less than $50,000 126 $50,000 to $99,999 118 $100,000 to $149,999 19 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 36 Less than $250 25 $250 to $499 11 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 218 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 267 White 267 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