Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Jackson township


Total Population 757 SEX Male 377 Female 380 AGE Under 5 years 46 5 to 17 years 152 18 to 20 years 24 21 to 24 years 28 25 to 44 years 218 45 to 54 years 94 55 to 59 years 32 60 to 64 years 43 65 to 74 years 69 75 to 84 years 43 85 years and over 8 Median age 37.3 Under 18 years 198 Percent of total population 26.2 65 years and over 120 Percent of total population 15.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 276 Family households (families) 219 Married-couple families 191 Percent of total households 69.2 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 20 Nonfamily households 57 Percent of total households 20.7 Householder living alone 51 Householder 65 years and over 21 Persons living in households 757 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 750 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 496 Occupied housing units 276 Owner occupied 233 Percent owner occupied 84.4 Renter occupied 43 Vacant housing units 220 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 194 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 341 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 16 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 139 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 94 Less than $50,000 18 $50,000 to $99,999 60 $100,000 to $149,999 14 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 74,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 22 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 8 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 235 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 94 White 93 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 1.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 1.1 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