Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: Walker township
Total Population 949
SEX
Male 492
Female 457
AGE
Under 5 years 64
5 to 17 years 191
18 to 20 years 35
21 to 24 years 35
25 to 44 years 289
45 to 54 years 103
55 to 59 years 64
60 to 64 years 46
65 to 74 years 70
75 to 84 years 40
85 years and over 12
Median age 35.2
Under 18 years 255
Percent of total population 26.9
65 years and over 122
Percent of total population 12.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 338
Family households (families) 274
Married-couple families 244
Percent of total households 72.2
Other family, male householder 10
Other family, female householder 20
Nonfamily households 64
Percent of total households 18.9
Householder living alone 58
Householder 65 years and over 39
Persons living in households 949
Persons per household 2.81
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 947
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 359
Occupied housing units 338
Owner occupied 281
Percent owner occupied 83.1
Renter occupied 57
Vacant housing units 21
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 5
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 316
1-unit, attached 5
2 to 4 units 10
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 28
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 199
Less than $50,000 33
$50,000 to $99,999 118
$100,000 to $149,999 39
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 to $299,999 2
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 73,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 25
Less than $250 15
$250 to $499 10
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 208
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 199
White 199
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 0.5
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