Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Susquehanna

Municipality: Rush township


Total Population 1,126 SEX Male 565 Female 561 AGE Under 5 years 74 5 to 17 years 246 18 to 20 years 38 21 to 24 years 50 25 to 44 years 327 45 to 54 years 124 55 to 59 years 54 60 to 64 years 60 65 to 74 years 98 75 to 84 years 45 85 years and over 10 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 320 Percent of total population 28.4 65 years and over 153 Percent of total population 13.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 405 Family households (families) 312 Married-couple families 283 Percent of total households 69.9 Other family, male householder 12 Other family, female householder 17 Nonfamily households 93 Percent of total households 23.0 Householder living alone 72 Householder 65 years and over 37 Persons living in households 1,126 Persons per household 2.78 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,113 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 546 Occupied housing units 405 Owner occupied 341 Percent owner occupied 84.2 Renter occupied 64 Vacant housing units 141 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 101 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 373 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 16 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 148 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 117 Less than $50,000 48 $50,000 to $99,999 55 $100,000 to $149,999 10 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 57,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 39 Less than $250 29 $250 to $499 10 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 220 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 117 White 117 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