Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Tioga

Municipality: Gaines township


Total Population 601 SEX Male 293 Female 308 AGE Under 5 years 30 5 to 17 years 115 18 to 20 years 18 21 to 24 years 16 25 to 44 years 163 45 to 54 years 68 55 to 59 years 30 60 to 64 years 34 65 to 74 years 80 75 to 84 years 40 85 years and over 7 Median age 40.0 Under 18 years 145 Percent of total population 24.1 65 years and over 127 Percent of total population 21.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 250 Family households (families) 164 Married-couple families 142 Percent of total households 56.8 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 18 Nonfamily households 86 Percent of total households 34.4 Householder living alone 71 Householder 65 years and over 35 Persons living in households 601 Persons per household 2.40 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 599 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 570 Occupied housing units 250 Owner occupied 200 Percent owner occupied 80.0 Renter occupied 50 Vacant housing units 320 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 292 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 439 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 127 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 91 Less than $50,000 59 $50,000 to $99,999 30 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 41,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 36 Less than $250 31 $250 to $499 5 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 197 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 91 White 90 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 1.1 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