Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Sullivan

Municipality: Cherry township


Total Population 1,481 SEX Male 748 Female 733 AGE Under 5 years 93 5 to 17 years 263 18 to 20 years 60 21 to 24 years 59 25 to 44 years 439 45 to 54 years 132 55 to 59 years 90 60 to 64 years 103 65 to 74 years 152 75 to 84 years 71 85 years and over 19 Median age 36.4 Under 18 years 356 Percent of total population 24.0 65 years and over 242 Percent of total population 16.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 571 Family households (families) 427 Married-couple families 346 Percent of total households 60.6 Other family, male householder 31 Other family, female householder 50 Nonfamily households 144 Percent of total households 25.2 Householder living alone 129 Householder 65 years and over 66 Persons living in households 1,481 Persons per household 2.59 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,470 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.7 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 977 Occupied housing units 571 Owner occupied 500 Percent owner occupied 87.6 Renter occupied 71 Vacant housing units 406 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 335 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 752 1-unit, attached 17 2 to 4 units 25 5 to 9 units 9 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 174 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 284 Less than $50,000 160 $50,000 to $99,999 109 $100,000 to $149,999 13 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,500 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) 181 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 284 White 283 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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