Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Union

Municipality: Lewis township


Total Population 1,222 SEX Male 594 Female 628 AGE Under 5 years 121 5 to 17 years 281 18 to 20 years 50 21 to 24 years 64 25 to 44 years 344 45 to 54 years 130 55 to 59 years 41 60 to 64 years 53 65 to 74 years 82 75 to 84 years 41 85 years and over 15 Median age 30.1 Under 18 years 402 Percent of total population 32.9 65 years and over 138 Percent of total population 11.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 399 Family households (families) 334 Married-couple families 301 Percent of total households 75.4 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 25 Nonfamily households 65 Percent of total households 16.3 Householder living alone 57 Householder 65 years and over 32 Persons living in households 1,222 Persons per household 3.06 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,216 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 536 Occupied housing units 399 Owner occupied 335 Percent owner occupied 84.0 Renter occupied 64 Vacant housing units 137 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 119 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 427 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 87 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 202 Less than $50,000 84 $50,000 to $99,999 108 $100,000 to $149,999 7 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 54,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 39 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 24 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 277 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 202 White 201 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 0.5 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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