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