Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Hopewell township


Total Population 942 SEX Male 480 Female 462 AGE Under 5 years 71 5 to 17 years 193 18 to 20 years 35 21 to 24 years 40 25 to 44 years 322 45 to 54 years 112 55 to 59 years 46 60 to 64 years 30 65 to 74 years 56 75 to 84 years 31 85 years and over 6 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 264 Percent of total population 28.0 65 years and over 93 Percent of total population 9.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 326 Family households (families) 269 Married-couple families 239 Percent of total households 73.3 Other family, male householder 12 Other family, female householder 18 Nonfamily households 57 Percent of total households 17.5 Householder living alone 53 Householder 65 years and over 21 Persons living in households 942 Persons per household 2.89 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 930 Black 11 Percent of total population 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 346 Occupied housing units 326 Owner occupied 271 Percent owner occupied 83.1 Renter occupied 55 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 284 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 52 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 143 Less than $50,000 57 $50,000 to $99,999 78 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 56,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 30 Less than $250 13 $250 to $499 17 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 261 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 143 White 143 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