Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Sullivan

Municipality: Forksville borough


Total Population 160 SEX Male 77 Female 83 AGE Under 5 years 20 5 to 17 years 27 18 to 20 years 6 21 to 24 years 8 25 to 44 years 44 45 to 54 years 14 55 to 59 years 12 60 to 64 years 9 65 to 74 years 7 75 to 84 years 9 85 years and over 4 Median age 30.4 Under 18 years 47 Percent of total population 29.4 65 years and over 20 Percent of total population 12.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 63 Family households (families) 41 Married-couple families 33 Percent of total households 52.4 Other family, male householder 2 Other family, female householder 6 Nonfamily households 22 Percent of total households 34.9 Householder living alone 21 Householder 65 years and over 10 Persons living in households 160 Persons per household 2.54 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 160 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 1.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 102 Occupied housing units 63 Owner occupied 42 Percent owner occupied 66.7 Renter occupied 21 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 33 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 67 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 12 5 to 9 units 6 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 17 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 33 Less than $50,000 16 $50,000 to $99,999 13 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 50,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 18 Less than $250 15 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 192 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 33 White 33 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 3.0 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