Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Tioga

Municipality: Nelson township


Total Population 514 SEX Male 253 Female 261 AGE Under 5 years 40 5 to 17 years 119 18 to 20 years 24 21 to 24 years 19 25 to 44 years 159 45 to 54 years 48 55 to 59 years 20 60 to 64 years 25 65 to 74 years 40 75 to 84 years 16 85 years and over 4 Median age 31.5 Under 18 years 159 Percent of total population 30.9 65 years and over 60 Percent of total population 11.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 184 Family households (families) 146 Married-couple families 117 Percent of total households 63.6 Other family, male householder 6 Other family, female householder 23 Nonfamily households 38 Percent of total households 20.7 Householder living alone 31 Householder 65 years and over 21 Persons living in households 514 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 512 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 198 Occupied housing units 184 Owner occupied 129 Percent owner occupied 70.1 Renter occupied 55 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 128 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 25 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 42 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 71 Less than $50,000 46 $50,000 to $99,999 25 $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) 41,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 44 Less than $250 42 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 155 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 71 White 71 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