Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Sullivan

Municipality: Laporte township


Total Population 213 SEX Male 108 Female 105 AGE Under 5 years 7 5 to 17 years 41 18 to 20 years 11 21 to 24 years 4 25 to 44 years 55 45 to 54 years 24 55 to 59 years 17 60 to 64 years 14 65 to 74 years 31 75 to 84 years 8 85 years and over 1 Median age 42.9 Under 18 years 48 Percent of total population 22.5 65 years and over 40 Percent of total population 18.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 84 Family households (families) 66 Married-couple families 62 Percent of total households 73.8 Other family, male householder 2 Other family, female householder 2 Nonfamily households 18 Percent of total households 21.4 Householder living alone 17 Householder 65 years and over 8 Persons living in households 213 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 213 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) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 443 Occupied housing units 84 Owner occupied 77 Percent owner occupied 91.7 Renter occupied 7 Vacant housing units 359 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 347 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 22.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 376 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 65 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 44 Less than $50,000 9 $50,000 to $99,999 26 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 69,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 5 Less than $250 2 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 258 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 44 White 44 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