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