Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Union

Municipality: East Buffalo township


Total Population 5,245 SEX Male 2,712 Female 2,533 AGE Under 5 years 288 5 to 17 years 816 18 to 20 years 711 21 to 24 years 452 25 to 44 years 1,257 45 to 54 years 637 55 to 59 years 231 60 to 64 years 227 65 to 74 years 401 75 to 84 years 187 85 years and over 38 Median age 33.4 Under 18 years 1,104 Percent of total population 21.0 65 years and over 626 Percent of total population 11.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,634 Family households (families) 1,324 Married-couple families 1,207 Percent of total households 73.9 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 92 Nonfamily households 310 Percent of total households 19.0 Householder living alone 282 Householder 65 years and over 143 Persons living in households 4,356 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 889 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 889 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,139 Black 27 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 62 Percent of total population 1.2 Other race 14 Hispanic Origin (any race) 46 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,718 Occupied housing units 1,634 Owner occupied 1,424 Percent owner occupied 87.1 Renter occupied 210 Vacant housing units 84 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 23 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,516 1-unit, attached 59 2 to 4 units 67 5 to 9 units 23 10 or more units 9 Mobile home, trailer, other 44 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,237 Less than $50,000 105 $50,000 to $99,999 499 $100,000 to $149,999 321 $150,000 to $199,999 156 $200,000 to $299,999 128 $300,000 or more 28 Median (dollars) 102,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 182 Less than $250 41 $250 to $499 128 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 296 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,237 White 1,225 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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