Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Jefferson township


Total Population 1,212 SEX Male 601 Female 611 AGE Under 5 years 60 5 to 17 years 224 18 to 20 years 42 21 to 24 years 42 25 to 44 years 365 45 to 54 years 160 55 to 59 years 53 60 to 64 years 76 65 to 74 years 131 75 to 84 years 50 85 years and over 9 Median age 38.6 Under 18 years 284 Percent of total population 23.4 65 years and over 190 Percent of total population 15.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 455 Family households (families) 359 Married-couple families 323 Percent of total households 71.0 Other family, male householder 10 Other family, female householder 26 Nonfamily households 96 Percent of total households 21.1 Householder living alone 85 Householder 65 years and over 45 Persons living in households 1,212 Persons per household 2.66 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,210 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.2 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) 2 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 470 Occupied housing units 455 Owner occupied 396 Percent owner occupied 87.0 Renter occupied 59 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 401 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 62 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 265 Less than $50,000 107 $50,000 to $99,999 131 $100,000 to $149,999 25 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 56,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 31 Less than $250 25 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 207 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 265 White 264 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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 0.4 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