Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Deemston borough


Total Population 770 SEX Male 386 Female 384 AGE Under 5 years 36 5 to 17 years 159 18 to 20 years 30 21 to 24 years 26 25 to 44 years 195 45 to 54 years 95 55 to 59 years 35 60 to 64 years 54 65 to 74 years 78 75 to 84 years 41 85 years and over 21 Median age 38.4 Under 18 years 195 Percent of total population 25.3 65 years and over 140 Percent of total population 18.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 287 Family households (families) 219 Married-couple families 194 Percent of total households 67.6 Other family, male householder 5 Other family, female householder 20 Nonfamily households 68 Percent of total households 23.7 Householder living alone 63 Householder 65 years and over 37 Persons living in households 757 Persons per household 2.64 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 13 Institutionalized persons 13 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 770 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 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 311 Occupied housing units 287 Owner occupied 260 Percent owner occupied 90.6 Renter occupied 27 Vacant housing units 24 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 281 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 1 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 26 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 170 Less than $50,000 95 $50,000 to $99,999 69 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 11 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 219 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 170 White 170 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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