Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: Forest Lake township
Total Population 1,229
SEX
Male 608
Female 621
AGE
Under 5 years 84
5 to 17 years 297
18 to 20 years 53
21 to 24 years 36
25 to 44 years 400
45 to 54 years 154
55 to 59 years 38
60 to 64 years 38
65 to 74 years 77
75 to 84 years 42
85 years and over 10
Median age 32.4
Under 18 years 381
Percent of total population 31.0
65 years and over 129
Percent of total population 10.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 412
Family households (families) 344
Married-couple families 299
Percent of total households 72.6
Other family, male householder 18
Other family, female householder 27
Nonfamily households 68
Percent of total households 16.5
Householder living alone 60
Householder 65 years and over 29
Persons living in households 1,229
Persons per household 2.98
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,225
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 575
Occupied housing units 412
Owner occupied 366
Percent owner occupied 88.8
Renter occupied 46
Vacant housing units 163
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 132
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 4
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 462
1-unit, attached 4
2 to 4 units 19
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 90
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 160
Less than $50,000 45
$50,000 to $99,999 95
$100,000 to $149,999 16
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 65,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 29
Less than $250 11
$250 to $499 18
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 279
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 160
White 159
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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