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