Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Tremont borough


Total Population 1,814 SEX Male 848 Female 966 AGE Under 5 years 112 5 to 17 years 289 18 to 20 years 80 21 to 24 years 89 25 to 44 years 442 45 to 54 years 190 55 to 59 years 78 60 to 64 years 95 65 to 74 years 191 75 to 84 years 172 85 years and over 76 Median age 40.2 Under 18 years 401 Percent of total population 22.1 65 years and over 439 Percent of total population 24.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 666 Family households (families) 458 Married-couple families 372 Percent of total households 55.9 Other family, male householder 19 Other family, female householder 67 Nonfamily households 208 Percent of total households 31.2 Householder living alone 190 Householder 65 years and over 120 Persons living in households 1,695 Persons per household 2.55 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 119 Institutionalized persons 119 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,812 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 700 Occupied housing units 666 Owner occupied 524 Percent owner occupied 78.7 Renter occupied 142 Vacant housing units 34 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 275 1-unit, attached 268 2 to 4 units 78 5 to 9 units 31 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 47 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 449 Less than $50,000 384 $50,000 to $99,999 59 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 28,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 128 Less than $250 75 $250 to $499 52 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 236 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 449 White 449 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