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