Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Snyder

Municipality: Franklin township


Total Population 2,158 SEX Male 1,051 Female 1,107 AGE Under 5 years 153 5 to 17 years 402 18 to 20 years 82 21 to 24 years 115 25 to 44 years 673 45 to 54 years 249 55 to 59 years 95 60 to 64 years 98 65 to 74 years 173 75 to 84 years 102 85 years and over 16 Median age 34.4 Under 18 years 555 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 291 Percent of total population 13.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 818 Family households (families) 643 Married-couple families 560 Percent of total households 68.5 Other family, male householder 26 Other family, female householder 57 Nonfamily households 175 Percent of total households 21.4 Householder living alone 156 Householder 65 years and over 81 Persons living in households 2,158 Persons per household 2.64 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,148 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 847 Occupied housing units 818 Owner occupied 701 Percent owner occupied 85.7 Renter occupied 117 Vacant housing units 29 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 631 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 192 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 426 Less than $50,000 216 $50,000 to $99,999 183 $100,000 to $149,999 16 $150,000 to $199,999 6 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 49,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 78 Less than $250 61 $250 to $499 17 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 218 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 426 White 426 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