Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Tower City borough
Total Population 1,518
SEX
Male 707
Female 811
AGE
Under 5 years 113
5 to 17 years 235
18 to 20 years 60
21 to 24 years 92
25 to 44 years 414
45 to 54 years 122
55 to 59 years 81
60 to 64 years 105
65 to 74 years 179
75 to 84 years 86
85 years and over 31
Median age 37.3
Under 18 years 348
Percent of total population 22.9
65 years and over 296
Percent of total population 19.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 629
Family households (families) 423
Married-couple families 344
Percent of total households 54.7
Other family, male householder 18
Other family, female householder 61
Nonfamily households 206
Percent of total households 32.8
Householder living alone 190
Householder 65 years and over 126
Persons living in households 1,512
Persons per household 2.40
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 6
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 6
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,509
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 11
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 676
Occupied housing units 629
Owner occupied 474
Percent owner occupied 75.4
Renter occupied 155
Vacant housing units 47
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 378
1-unit, attached 173
2 to 4 units 70
5 to 9 units 15
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 39
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 406
Less than $50,000 298
$50,000 to $99,999 102
$100,000 to $149,999 6
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 35,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 140
Less than $250 100
$250 to $499 40
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 205
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 406
White 406
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
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