Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Palmyra township


Total Population 905 SEX Male 415 Female 490 AGE Under 5 years 61 5 to 17 years 165 18 to 20 years 23 21 to 24 years 28 25 to 44 years 234 45 to 54 years 97 55 to 59 years 61 60 to 64 years 52 65 to 74 years 99 75 to 84 years 76 85 years and over 9 Median age 39.8 Under 18 years 226 Percent of total population 25.0 65 years and over 184 Percent of total population 20.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 347 Family households (families) 269 Married-couple families 233 Percent of total households 67.1 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 78 Percent of total households 22.5 Householder living alone 65 Householder 65 years and over 48 Persons living in households 905 Persons per household 2.61 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 903 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 21 Percent of total population 2.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 520 Occupied housing units 347 Owner occupied 289 Percent owner occupied 83.3 Renter occupied 58 Vacant housing units 173 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 119 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 6.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 443 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 19 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 55 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 206 Less than $50,000 20 $50,000 to $99,999 79 $100,000 to $149,999 72 $150,000 to $199,999 22 $200,000 to $299,999 12 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 102,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 44 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 32 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 330 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 206 White 206 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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) 3 Percent of occupied units 1.5 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