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