Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 2,423 SEX Male 1,230 Female 1,193 AGE Under 5 years 156 5 to 17 years 555 18 to 20 years 103 21 to 24 years 120 25 to 44 years 780 45 to 54 years 252 55 to 59 years 108 60 to 64 years 101 65 to 74 years 177 75 to 84 years 60 85 years and over 11 Median age 32.9 Under 18 years 711 Percent of total population 29.3 65 years and over 248 Percent of total population 10.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 822 Family households (families) 680 Married-couple families 601 Percent of total households 73.1 Other family, male householder 34 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 142 Percent of total households 17.3 Householder living alone 119 Householder 65 years and over 52 Persons living in households 2,423 Persons per household 2.95 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,400 Black 8 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 14 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 921 Occupied housing units 822 Owner occupied 722 Percent owner occupied 87.8 Renter occupied 100 Vacant housing units 99 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 54 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 714 1-unit, attached 12 2 to 4 units 19 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 176 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 429 Less than $50,000 135 $50,000 to $99,999 230 $100,000 to $149,999 56 $150,000 to $199,999 6 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 64,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 58 Less than $250 35 $250 to $499 21 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 229 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 429 White 429 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