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