Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Tamaqua borough
Total Population 7,943
SEX
Male 3,704
Female 4,239
AGE
Under 5 years 490
5 to 17 years 1,252
18 to 20 years 362
21 to 24 years 402
25 to 44 years 2,073
45 to 54 years 727
55 to 59 years 368
60 to 64 years 507
65 to 74 years 1,005
75 to 84 years 608
85 years and over 149
Median age 38.6
Under 18 years 1,742
Percent of total population 21.9
65 years and over 1,762
Percent of total population 22.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,346
Family households (families) 2,168
Married-couple families 1,690
Percent of total households 50.5
Other family, male householder 117
Other family, female householder 361
Nonfamily households 1,178
Percent of total households 35.2
Householder living alone 1,099
Householder 65 years and over 682
Persons living in households 7,937
Persons per household 2.37
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 6
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 6
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 7,920
Black 5
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 10
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 8
Hispanic Origin (any race) 25
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,594
Occupied housing units 3,346
Owner occupied 2,311
Percent owner occupied 69.1
Renter occupied 1,035
Vacant housing units 248
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 22
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 886
1-unit, attached 1,760
2 to 4 units 500
5 to 9 units 149
10 or more units 243
Mobile home, trailer, other 56
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,067
Less than $50,000 1,642
$50,000 to $99,999 390
$100,000 to $149,999 27
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 32,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 965
Less than $250 594
$250 to $499 368
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 230
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,067
White 2,063
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 3
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