Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Snyder

Municipality: Union township


Total Population 1,466 SEX Male 739 Female 727 AGE Under 5 years 142 5 to 17 years 330 18 to 20 years 60 21 to 24 years 80 25 to 44 years 425 45 to 54 years 134 55 to 59 years 57 60 to 64 years 67 65 to 74 years 113 75 to 84 years 46 85 years and over 12 Median age 30.4 Under 18 years 472 Percent of total population 32.2 65 years and over 171 Percent of total population 11.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 492 Family households (families) 386 Married-couple families 338 Percent of total households 68.7 Other family, male householder 24 Other family, female householder 24 Nonfamily households 106 Percent of total households 21.5 Householder living alone 90 Householder 65 years and over 46 Persons living in households 1,465 Persons per household 2.98 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 1 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,461 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 519 Occupied housing units 492 Owner occupied 409 Percent owner occupied 83.1 Renter occupied 83 Vacant housing units 27 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 22 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 409 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 36 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 68 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 251 Less than $50,000 121 $50,000 to $99,999 119 $100,000 to $149,999 10 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 51,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 57 Less than $250 46 $250 to $499 11 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 190 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 251 White 251 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