Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Union township
Total Population 1,458
SEX
Male 716
Female 742
AGE
Under 5 years 104
5 to 17 years 288
18 to 20 years 34
21 to 24 years 52
25 to 44 years 480
45 to 54 years 134
55 to 59 years 76
60 to 64 years 67
65 to 74 years 147
75 to 84 years 66
85 years and over 10
Median age 35.6
Under 18 years 392
Percent of total population 26.9
65 years and over 223
Percent of total population 15.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 539
Family households (families) 415
Married-couple families 341
Percent of total households 63.3
Other family, male householder 33
Other family, female householder 41
Nonfamily households 124
Percent of total households 23.0
Householder living alone 111
Householder 65 years and over 61
Persons living in households 1,458
Persons per household 2.71
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,452
Black 5
Percent of total population 0.3
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) 0
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 568
Occupied housing units 539
Owner occupied 468
Percent owner occupied 86.8
Renter occupied 71
Vacant housing units 29
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 8
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 425
1-unit, attached 14
2 to 4 units 9
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 120
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 315
Less than $50,000 125
$50,000 to $99,999 144
$100,000 to $149,999 39
$150,000 to $199,999 2
$200,000 to $299,999 5
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 59,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 44
Less than $250 37
$250 to $499 6
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 211
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 315
White 315
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