Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Paupack township


Total Population 1,696 SEX Male 798 Female 898 AGE Under 5 years 105 5 to 17 years 265 18 to 20 years 38 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 480 45 to 54 years 187 55 to 59 years 88 60 to 64 years 136 65 to 74 years 241 75 to 84 years 72 85 years and over 14 Median age 40.9 Under 18 years 370 Percent of total population 21.8 65 years and over 327 Percent of total population 19.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 676 Family households (families) 519 Married-couple families 459 Percent of total households 67.9 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 49 Nonfamily households 157 Percent of total households 23.2 Householder living alone 126 Householder 65 years and over 59 Persons living in households 1,696 Persons per household 2.51 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,680 Black 8 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 19 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,164 Occupied housing units 676 Owner occupied 592 Percent owner occupied 87.6 Renter occupied 84 Vacant housing units 2,488 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2,063 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 7.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,921 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 66 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 159 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 488 Less than $50,000 13 $50,000 to $99,999 158 $100,000 to $149,999 153 $150,000 to $199,999 83 $200,000 to $299,999 51 $300,000 or more 30 Median (dollars) 119,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 59 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 39 $500 to $749 12 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 422 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 488 White 484 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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