Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Union

Municipality: Buffalo township


Total Population 2,877 SEX Male 1,426 Female 1,451 AGE Under 5 years 245 5 to 17 years 624 18 to 20 years 133 21 to 24 years 175 25 to 44 years 855 45 to 54 years 273 55 to 59 years 123 60 to 64 years 126 65 to 74 years 184 75 to 84 years 102 85 years and over 37 Median age 31.6 Under 18 years 869 Percent of total population 30.2 65 years and over 323 Percent of total population 11.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 968 Family households (families) 787 Married-couple families 689 Percent of total households 71.2 Other family, male householder 33 Other family, female householder 65 Nonfamily households 181 Percent of total households 18.7 Householder living alone 151 Householder 65 years and over 62 Persons living in households 2,846 Persons per household 2.94 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 31 Institutionalized persons 31 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,856 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,011 Occupied housing units 968 Owner occupied 757 Percent owner occupied 78.2 Renter occupied 211 Vacant housing units 43 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 28 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 754 1-unit, attached 17 2 to 4 units 32 5 to 9 units 42 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 165 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 475 Less than $50,000 150 $50,000 to $99,999 287 $100,000 to $149,999 27 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 61,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 139 Less than $250 88 $250 to $499 51 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 224 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 475 White 474 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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