Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Cherry Ridge township


Total Population 1,600 SEX Male 785 Female 815 AGE Under 5 years 120 5 to 17 years 318 18 to 20 years 46 21 to 24 years 78 25 to 44 years 500 45 to 54 years 196 55 to 59 years 93 60 to 64 years 85 65 to 74 years 110 75 to 84 years 45 85 years and over 9 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 438 Percent of total population 27.4 65 years and over 164 Percent of total population 10.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 589 Family households (families) 454 Married-couple families 395 Percent of total households 67.1 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 135 Percent of total households 22.9 Householder living alone 114 Householder 65 years and over 32 Persons living in households 1,600 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,585 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 791 Occupied housing units 589 Owner occupied 509 Percent owner occupied 86.4 Renter occupied 80 Vacant housing units 202 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 159 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 579 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 187 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 311 Less than $50,000 26 $50,000 to $99,999 111 $100,000 to $149,999 108 $150,000 to $199,999 44 $200,000 to $299,999 18 $300,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 108,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 51 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 275 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 311 White 310 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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