Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: North Bethlehem township


Total Population 1,864 SEX Male 941 Female 923 AGE Under 5 years 130 5 to 17 years 362 18 to 20 years 70 21 to 24 years 79 25 to 44 years 612 45 to 54 years 175 55 to 59 years 75 60 to 64 years 88 65 to 74 years 188 75 to 84 years 64 85 years and over 21 Median age 34.6 Under 18 years 492 Percent of total population 26.4 65 years and over 273 Percent of total population 14.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 679 Family households (families) 535 Married-couple families 441 Percent of total households 64.9 Other family, male householder 31 Other family, female householder 63 Nonfamily households 144 Percent of total households 21.2 Householder living alone 120 Householder 65 years and over 49 Persons living in households 1,864 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 1,855 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 721 Occupied housing units 679 Owner occupied 581 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 98 Vacant housing units 42 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 545 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 157 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 315 Less than $50,000 146 $50,000 to $99,999 157 $100,000 to $149,999 11 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 57 Less than $250 35 $250 to $499 22 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 225 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 315 White 314 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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