Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Wayne
Municipality: Damascus township
Total Population 3,081
SEX
Male 1,560
Female 1,521
AGE
Under 5 years 225
5 to 17 years 614
18 to 20 years 103
21 to 24 years 124
25 to 44 years 862
45 to 54 years 334
55 to 59 years 152
60 to 64 years 160
65 to 74 years 295
75 to 84 years 171
85 years and over 41
Median age 36.2
Under 18 years 839
Percent of total population 27.2
65 years and over 507
Percent of total population 16.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,114
Family households (families) 847
Married-couple families 757
Percent of total households 68.0
Other family, male householder 28
Other family, female householder 62
Nonfamily households 267
Percent of total households 24.0
Householder living alone 226
Householder 65 years and over 112
Persons living in households 3,033
Persons per household 2.72
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 48
Institutionalized persons 48
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,067
Black 4
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 8
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 22
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,956
Occupied housing units 1,114
Owner occupied 974
Percent owner occupied 87.4
Renter occupied 140
Vacant housing units 842
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 713
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 20
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,493
1-unit, attached 10
2 to 4 units 38
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 415
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 544
Less than $50,000 49
$50,000 to $99,999 266
$100,000 to $149,999 160
$150,000 to $199,999 49
$200,000 to $299,999 17
$300,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 93,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 73
Less than $250 39
$250 to $499 33
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 243
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 544
White 542
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
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