Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Schuylkill township
Total Population 1,230
SEX
Male 581
Female 649
AGE
Under 5 years 43
5 to 17 years 182
18 to 20 years 40
21 to 24 years 51
25 to 44 years 309
45 to 54 years 169
55 to 59 years 59
60 to 64 years 96
65 to 74 years 161
75 to 84 years 102
85 years and over 18
Median age 44.4
Under 18 years 225
Percent of total population 18.3
65 years and over 281
Percent of total population 22.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 520
Family households (families) 360
Married-couple families 296
Percent of total households 56.9
Other family, male householder 15
Other family, female householder 49
Nonfamily households 160
Percent of total households 30.8
Householder living alone 150
Householder 65 years and over 103
Persons living in households 1,230
Persons per household 2.37
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,228
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 0
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 567
Occupied housing units 520
Owner occupied 481
Percent owner occupied 92.5
Renter occupied 39
Vacant housing units 47
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 252
1-unit, attached 270
2 to 4 units 11
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 34
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 421
Less than $50,000 307
$50,000 to $99,999 101
$100,000 to $149,999 12
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 32,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 24
Less than $250 18
$250 to $499 6
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 200
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 421
White 421
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