Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Rush township
Total Population 3,472
SEX
Male 1,730
Female 1,742
AGE
Under 5 years 182
5 to 17 years 604
18 to 20 years 140
21 to 24 years 142
25 to 44 years 979
45 to 54 years 402
55 to 59 years 216
60 to 64 years 231
65 to 74 years 380
75 to 84 years 167
85 years and over 29
Median age 40.0
Under 18 years 786
Percent of total population 22.6
65 years and over 576
Percent of total population 16.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,315
Family households (families) 1,043
Married-couple families 938
Percent of total households 71.3
Other family, male householder 24
Other family, female householder 81
Nonfamily households 272
Percent of total households 20.7
Householder living alone 245
Householder 65 years and over 151
Persons living in households 3,472
Persons per household 2.64
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,435
Black 8
Percent of total population 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 22
Percent of total population 0.6
Other race 7
Hispanic Origin (any race) 28
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,460
Occupied housing units 1,315
Owner occupied 1,202
Percent owner occupied 91.4
Renter occupied 113
Vacant housing units 145
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 102
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,287
1-unit, attached 34
2 to 4 units 47
5 to 9 units 14
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 77
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,021
Less than $50,000 235
$50,000 to $99,999 504
$100,000 to $149,999 220
$150,000 to $199,999 37
$200,000 to $299,999 20
$300,000 or more 5
Median (dollars) 74,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 97
Less than $250 46
$250 to $499 48
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 254
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,021
White 1,016
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 9
Percent of occupied units 0.9
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