Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Snyder

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 1,420 SEX Male 729 Female 691 AGE Under 5 years 118 5 to 17 years 307 18 to 20 years 53 21 to 24 years 78 25 to 44 years 477 45 to 54 years 155 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 57 65 to 74 years 91 75 to 84 years 31 85 years and over 4 Median age 30.9 Under 18 years 425 Percent of total population 29.9 65 years and over 126 Percent of total population 8.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 466 Family households (families) 404 Married-couple families 363 Percent of total households 77.9 Other family, male householder 10 Other family, female householder 31 Nonfamily households 62 Percent of total households 13.3 Householder living alone 50 Householder 65 years and over 18 Persons living in households 1,420 Persons per household 3.05 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,415 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 484 Occupied housing units 466 Owner occupied 394 Percent owner occupied 84.5 Renter occupied 72 Vacant housing units 18 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.3 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 393 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 85 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 189 Less than $50,000 56 $50,000 to $99,999 126 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 60,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 36 Less than $250 28 $250 to $499 7 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 200 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 189 White 189 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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