Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Snyder
Municipality: Shamokin Dam borough
Total Population 1,690
SEX
Male 758
Female 932
AGE
Under 5 years 105
5 to 17 years 253
18 to 20 years 37
21 to 24 years 58
25 to 44 years 491
45 to 54 years 158
55 to 59 years 111
60 to 64 years 112
65 to 74 years 226
75 to 84 years 117
85 years and over 22
Median age 40.7
Under 18 years 358
Percent of total population 21.2
65 years and over 365
Percent of total population 21.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 735
Family households (families) 505
Married-couple families 442
Percent of total households 60.1
Other family, male householder 13
Other family, female householder 50
Nonfamily households 230
Percent of total households 31.3
Householder living alone 213
Householder 65 years and over 120
Persons living in households 1,689
Persons per household 2.30
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 1
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 1
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,673
Black 8
Percent of total population 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 7
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 754
Occupied housing units 735
Owner occupied 537
Percent owner occupied 73.1
Renter occupied 198
Vacant housing units 19
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 561
1-unit, attached 19
2 to 4 units 57
5 to 9 units 30
10 or more units 78
Mobile home, trailer, other 9
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 506
Less than $50,000 121
$50,000 to $99,999 354
$100,000 to $149,999 30
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 67,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 191
Less than $250 99
$250 to $499 91
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 244
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 506
White 504
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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