Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: West Brunswick township


Total Population 3,227 SEX Male 1,670 Female 1,557 AGE Under 5 years 215 5 to 17 years 603 18 to 20 years 120 21 to 24 years 143 25 to 44 years 1,092 45 to 54 years 405 55 to 59 years 166 60 to 64 years 144 65 to 74 years 214 75 to 84 years 107 85 years and over 18 Median age 35.3 Under 18 years 818 Percent of total population 25.3 65 years and over 339 Percent of total population 10.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,189 Family households (families) 918 Married-couple families 819 Percent of total households 68.9 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 67 Nonfamily households 271 Percent of total households 22.8 Householder living alone 226 Householder 65 years and over 77 Persons living in households 3,220 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 7 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 7 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,176 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 48 Percent of total population 1.5 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 14 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,265 Occupied housing units 1,189 Owner occupied 954 Percent owner occupied 80.2 Renter occupied 235 Vacant housing units 76 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 835 1-unit, attached 146 2 to 4 units 31 5 to 9 units 41 10 or more units 11 Mobile home, trailer, other 201 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 629 Less than $50,000 96 $50,000 to $99,999 298 $100,000 to $149,999 119 $150,000 to $199,999 68 $200,000 to $299,999 37 $300,000 or more 11 Median (dollars) 83,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 184 Less than $250 63 $250 to $499 61 $500 to $749 59 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 300 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 629 White 620 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of occupied units 1.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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