Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Tioga

Municipality: Covington township


Total Population 918 SEX Male 472 Female 446 AGE Under 5 years 72 5 to 17 years 179 18 to 20 years 33 21 to 24 years 59 25 to 44 years 268 45 to 54 years 109 55 to 59 years 39 60 to 64 years 46 65 to 74 years 77 75 to 84 years 34 85 years and over 2 Median age 33.0 Under 18 years 251 Percent of total population 27.3 65 years and over 113 Percent of total population 12.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 338 Family households (families) 256 Married-couple families 222 Percent of total households 65.7 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 16 Nonfamily households 82 Percent of total households 24.3 Householder living alone 65 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 918 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 908 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.8 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 403 Occupied housing units 338 Owner occupied 255 Percent owner occupied 75.4 Renter occupied 83 Vacant housing units 65 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 36 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 277 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 119 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 107 Less than $50,000 60 $50,000 to $99,999 43 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 44,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 54 Less than $250 44 $250 to $499 10 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 195 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 107 White 107 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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