Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Choconut township


Total Population 799 SEX Male 400 Female 399 AGE Under 5 years 60 5 to 17 years 139 18 to 20 years 36 21 to 24 years 44 25 to 44 years 269 45 to 54 years 121 55 to 59 years 31 60 to 64 years 30 65 to 74 years 43 75 to 84 years 18 85 years and over 8 Median age 34.1 Under 18 years 199 Percent of total population 24.9 65 years and over 69 Percent of total population 8.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 295 Family households (families) 226 Married-couple families 192 Percent of total households 65.1 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 25 Nonfamily households 69 Percent of total households 23.4 Householder living alone 55 Householder 65 years and over 16 Persons living in households 799 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 796 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 374 Occupied housing units 295 Owner occupied 246 Percent owner occupied 83.4 Renter occupied 49 Vacant housing units 79 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 58 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 258 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 23 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 88 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 126 Less than $50,000 10 $50,000 to $99,999 83 $100,000 to $149,999 25 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 85,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 42 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 29 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 300 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 126 White 125 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 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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