Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Venango

Municipality: Plum township


Total Population 1,031 SEX Male 504 Female 527 AGE Under 5 years 69 5 to 17 years 202 18 to 20 years 46 21 to 24 years 47 25 to 44 years 321 45 to 54 years 133 55 to 59 years 46 60 to 64 years 57 65 to 74 years 77 75 to 84 years 32 85 years and over 1 Median age 34.9 Under 18 years 271 Percent of total population 26.3 65 years and over 110 Percent of total population 10.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 362 Family households (families) 311 Married-couple families 282 Percent of total households 77.9 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 21 Nonfamily households 51 Percent of total households 14.1 Householder living alone 46 Householder 65 years and over 16 Persons living in households 1,031 Persons per household 2.85 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,028 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 453 Occupied housing units 362 Owner occupied 325 Percent owner occupied 89.8 Renter occupied 37 Vacant housing units 91 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 56 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 330 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 1 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 120 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 122 Less than $50,000 88 $50,000 to $99,999 31 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 37,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 18 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 183 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 122 White 122 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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