Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Oakland borough


Total Population 641 SEX Male 332 Female 309 AGE Under 5 years 41 5 to 17 years 137 18 to 20 years 36 21 to 24 years 32 25 to 44 years 194 45 to 54 years 63 55 to 59 years 31 60 to 64 years 27 65 to 74 years 42 75 to 84 years 24 85 years and over 14 Median age 33.5 Under 18 years 178 Percent of total population 27.8 65 years and over 80 Percent of total population 12.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 228 Family households (families) 170 Married-couple families 132 Percent of total households 57.9 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 23 Nonfamily households 58 Percent of total households 25.4 Householder living alone 51 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 641 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 639 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 260 Occupied housing units 228 Owner occupied 187 Percent owner occupied 82.0 Renter occupied 41 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 202 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 38 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 15 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 164 Less than $50,000 109 $50,000 to $99,999 55 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 40,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 33 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 19 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 261 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 164 White 163 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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