Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Susquehanna
Municipality: Great Bend township
Total Population 1,817
SEX
Male 896
Female 921
AGE
Under 5 years 132
5 to 17 years 352
18 to 20 years 68
21 to 24 years 86
25 to 44 years 567
45 to 54 years 244
55 to 59 years 78
60 to 64 years 83
65 to 74 years 119
75 to 84 years 76
85 years and over 12
Median age 33.8
Under 18 years 484
Percent of total population 26.6
65 years and over 207
Percent of total population 11.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 678
Family households (families) 540
Married-couple families 463
Percent of total households 68.3
Other family, male householder 19
Other family, female householder 58
Nonfamily households 138
Percent of total households 20.4
Householder living alone 115
Householder 65 years and over 47
Persons living in households 1,817
Persons per household 2.68
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,802
Black 1
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8
Percent of total population 0.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 4
Hispanic Origin (any race) 5
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 781
Occupied housing units 678
Owner occupied 548
Percent owner occupied 80.8
Renter occupied 130
Vacant housing units 103
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 54
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 8
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 501
1-unit, attached 6
2 to 4 units 72
5 to 9 units 8
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 194
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 280
Less than $50,000 67
$50,000 to $99,999 170
$100,000 to $149,999 29
$150,000 to $199,999 8
$200,000 to $299,999 6
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 72,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 103
Less than $250 23
$250 to $499 77
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 305
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 280
White 279
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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