Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Tioga

Municipality: Shippen township


Total Population 508 SEX Male 259 Female 249 AGE Under 5 years 40 5 to 17 years 112 18 to 20 years 12 21 to 24 years 23 25 to 44 years 143 45 to 54 years 69 55 to 59 years 37 60 to 64 years 20 65 to 74 years 31 75 to 84 years 15 85 years and over 6 Median age 33.5 Under 18 years 152 Percent of total population 29.9 65 years and over 52 Percent of total population 10.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 180 Family households (families) 147 Married-couple families 117 Percent of total households 65.0 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 12 Nonfamily households 33 Percent of total households 18.3 Householder living alone 29 Householder 65 years and over 14 Persons living in households 508 Persons per household 2.82 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 507 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 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 327 Occupied housing units 180 Owner occupied 148 Percent owner occupied 82.2 Renter occupied 32 Vacant housing units 147 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 127 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 247 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 77 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 62 Less than $50,000 35 $50,000 to $99,999 27 $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) 43,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 16 Less than $250 12 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 200 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 62 White 61 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 1.6 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