Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: Great Bend borough
Total Population 704
SEX
Male 326
Female 378
AGE
Under 5 years 50
5 to 17 years 109
18 to 20 years 26
21 to 24 years 34
25 to 44 years 204
45 to 54 years 69
55 to 59 years 29
60 to 64 years 39
65 to 74 years 86
75 to 84 years 44
85 years and over 14
Median age 37.1
Under 18 years 159
Percent of total population 22.6
65 years and over 144
Percent of total population 20.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 309
Family households (families) 190
Married-couple families 143
Percent of total households 46.3
Other family, male householder 11
Other family, female householder 36
Nonfamily households 119
Percent of total households 38.5
Householder living alone 107
Householder 65 years and over 62
Persons living in households 704
Persons per household 2.28
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 702
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 0
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 336
Occupied housing units 309
Owner occupied 176
Percent owner occupied 57.0
Renter occupied 133
Vacant housing units 27
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 160
1-unit, attached 1
2 to 4 units 78
5 to 9 units 7
10 or more units 65
Mobile home, trailer, other 25
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 124
Less than $50,000 58
$50,000 to $99,999 63
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 51,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 127
Less than $250 24
$250 to $499 64
$500 to $749 39
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 316
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 124
White 123
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.8
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