Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Peters township


Total Population 14,467 SEX Male 7,123 Female 7,344 AGE Under 5 years 959 5 to 17 years 2,814 18 to 20 years 456 21 to 24 years 499 25 to 44 years 4,484 45 to 54 years 2,080 55 to 59 years 818 60 to 64 years 797 65 to 74 years 941 75 to 84 years 459 85 years and over 160 Median age 37.8 Under 18 years 3,773 Percent of total population 26.1 65 years and over 1,560 Percent of total population 10.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,943 Family households (families) 4,271 Married-couple families 3,895 Percent of total households 78.8 Other family, male householder 90 Other family, female householder 286 Nonfamily households 672 Percent of total households 13.6 Householder living alone 603 Householder 65 years and over 254 Persons living in households 14,264 Persons per household 2.89 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 203 Institutionalized persons 203 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 14,279 Black 59 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 114 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 11 Hispanic Origin (any race) 71 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,105 Occupied housing units 4,943 Owner occupied 4,535 Percent owner occupied 91.7 Renter occupied 408 Vacant housing units 162 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 4,528 1-unit, attached 439 2 to 4 units 35 5 to 9 units 57 10 or more units 20 Mobile home, trailer, other 26 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 4,159 Less than $50,000 142 $50,000 to $99,999 1,304 $100,000 to $149,999 1,255 $150,000 to $199,999 748 $200,000 to $299,999 491 $300,000 or more 219 Median (dollars) 124,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 350 Less than $250 52 $250 to $499 110 $500 to $749 160 $750 to $999 18 $1,000 or more 10 Median (dollars) 517 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 4,159 White 4,113 Black 14 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 29 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 16 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