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