Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Elco borough


Total Population 373 SEX Male 173 Female 200 AGE Under 5 years 16 5 to 17 years 62 18 to 20 years 17 21 to 24 years 8 25 to 44 years 108 45 to 54 years 33 55 to 59 years 22 60 to 64 years 25 65 to 74 years 44 75 to 84 years 29 85 years and over 9 Median age 40.6 Under 18 years 78 Percent of total population 20.9 65 years and over 82 Percent of total population 22.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 148 Family households (families) 110 Married-couple families 83 Percent of total households 56.1 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 19 Nonfamily households 38 Percent of total households 25.7 Householder living alone 36 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 373 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 370 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 162 Occupied housing units 148 Owner occupied 126 Percent owner occupied 85.1 Renter occupied 22 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 122 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 20 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 102 Less than $50,000 86 $50,000 to $99,999 16 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 32,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 17 Less than $250 17 $250 to $499 0 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 178 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 102 White 102 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