Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Bridgewater township


Total Population 2,368 SEX Male 1,187 Female 1,181 AGE Under 5 years 142 5 to 17 years 449 18 to 20 years 72 21 to 24 years 101 25 to 44 years 695 45 to 54 years 277 55 to 59 years 131 60 to 64 years 134 65 to 74 years 237 75 to 84 years 104 85 years and over 26 Median age 37.4 Under 18 years 591 Percent of total population 25.0 65 years and over 367 Percent of total population 15.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 888 Family households (families) 719 Married-couple families 607 Percent of total households 68.4 Other family, male householder 44 Other family, female householder 68 Nonfamily households 169 Percent of total households 19.0 Householder living alone 140 Householder 65 years and over 77 Persons living in households 2,368 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,356 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,063 Occupied housing units 888 Owner occupied 753 Percent owner occupied 84.8 Renter occupied 135 Vacant housing units 175 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 124 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 798 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 55 5 to 9 units 13 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 195 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 412 Less than $50,000 75 $50,000 to $99,999 248 $100,000 to $149,999 59 $150,000 to $199,999 18 $200,000 to $299,999 11 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 75,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 103 Less than $250 49 $250 to $499 52 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 256 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 412 White 411 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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