Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Hanover township


Total Population 2,883 SEX Male 1,499 Female 1,384 AGE Under 5 years 179 5 to 17 years 547 18 to 20 years 123 21 to 24 years 128 25 to 44 years 914 45 to 54 years 354 55 to 59 years 188 60 to 64 years 132 65 to 74 years 219 75 to 84 years 88 85 years and over 11 Median age 34.5 Under 18 years 726 Percent of total population 25.2 65 years and over 318 Percent of total population 11.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,047 Family households (families) 849 Married-couple families 719 Percent of total households 68.7 Other family, male householder 44 Other family, female householder 86 Nonfamily households 198 Percent of total households 18.9 Householder living alone 181 Householder 65 years and over 76 Persons living in households 2,883 Persons per household 2.75 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,855 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 21 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,122 Occupied housing units 1,047 Owner occupied 841 Percent owner occupied 80.3 Renter occupied 206 Vacant housing units 75 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 799 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 38 5 to 9 units 22 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 257 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 532 Less than $50,000 187 $50,000 to $99,999 301 $100,000 to $149,999 31 $150,000 to $199,999 9 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 57,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 165 Less than $250 96 $250 to $499 64 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 228 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 532 White 525 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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