Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: Wayne township


Total Population 3,929 SEX Male 1,995 Female 1,934 AGE Under 5 years 262 5 to 17 years 678 18 to 20 years 154 21 to 24 years 164 25 to 44 years 1,328 45 to 54 years 470 55 to 59 years 190 60 to 64 years 202 65 to 74 years 306 75 to 84 years 152 85 years and over 23 Median age 35.5 Under 18 years 940 Percent of total population 23.9 65 years and over 481 Percent of total population 12.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,459 Family households (families) 1,167 Married-couple families 1,029 Percent of total households 70.5 Other family, male householder 46 Other family, female householder 92 Nonfamily households 292 Percent of total households 20.0 Householder living alone 260 Householder 65 years and over 107 Persons living in households 3,924 Persons per household 2.69 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 5 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 5 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,896 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 15 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 22 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,566 Occupied housing units 1,459 Owner occupied 1,313 Percent owner occupied 90.0 Renter occupied 146 Vacant housing units 107 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 49 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,133 1-unit, attached 23 2 to 4 units 32 5 to 9 units 13 10 or more units 9 Mobile home, trailer, other 356 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 798 Less than $50,000 146 $50,000 to $99,999 444 $100,000 to $149,999 142 $150,000 to $199,999 49 $200,000 to $299,999 14 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 78,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 99 Less than $250 40 $250 to $499 54 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 293 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 798 White 796 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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