Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Dimock township


Total Population 1,226 SEX Male 625 Female 601 AGE Under 5 years 100 5 to 17 years 263 18 to 20 years 42 21 to 24 years 49 25 to 44 years 359 45 to 54 years 123 55 to 59 years 58 60 to 64 years 71 65 to 74 years 86 75 to 84 years 60 85 years and over 15 Median age 33.4 Under 18 years 363 Percent of total population 29.6 65 years and over 161 Percent of total population 13.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 437 Family households (families) 349 Married-couple families 299 Percent of total households 68.4 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 30 Nonfamily households 88 Percent of total households 20.1 Householder living alone 73 Householder 65 years and over 35 Persons living in households 1,226 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,211 Black 13 Percent of total population 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 631 Occupied housing units 437 Owner occupied 340 Percent owner occupied 77.8 Renter occupied 97 Vacant housing units 194 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 147 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 458 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 26 5 to 9 units 6 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 137 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 153 Less than $50,000 40 $50,000 to $99,999 88 $100,000 to $149,999 22 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 67,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 56 Less than $250 25 $250 to $499 29 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 280 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 153 White 151 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 1.3 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