Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Jessup township


Total Population 483 SEX Male 246 Female 237 AGE Under 5 years 38 5 to 17 years 95 18 to 20 years 21 21 to 24 years 19 25 to 44 years 140 45 to 54 years 75 55 to 59 years 15 60 to 64 years 20 65 to 74 years 30 75 to 84 years 25 85 years and over 5 Median age 35.2 Under 18 years 133 Percent of total population 27.5 65 years and over 60 Percent of total population 12.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 172 Family households (families) 134 Married-couple families 113 Percent of total households 65.7 Other family, male householder 6 Other family, female householder 15 Nonfamily households 38 Percent of total households 22.1 Householder living alone 31 Householder 65 years and over 15 Persons living in households 483 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 478 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 225 Occupied housing units 172 Owner occupied 146 Percent owner occupied 84.9 Renter occupied 26 Vacant housing units 53 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.2 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 174 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 5 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 46 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 54 Less than $50,000 20 $50,000 to $99,999 27 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 57,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 13 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 205 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 54 White 54 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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