Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Wayne
Municipality: Preston township
Total Population 1,044
SEX
Male 540
Female 504
AGE
Under 5 years 62
5 to 17 years 206
18 to 20 years 32
21 to 24 years 38
25 to 44 years 285
45 to 54 years 133
55 to 59 years 50
60 to 64 years 56
65 to 74 years 114
75 to 84 years 55
85 years and over 13
Median age 38.4
Under 18 years 268
Percent of total population 25.7
65 years and over 182
Percent of total population 17.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 383
Family households (families) 295
Married-couple families 252
Percent of total households 65.8
Other family, male householder 17
Other family, female householder 26
Nonfamily households 88
Percent of total households 23.0
Householder living alone 79
Householder 65 years and over 40
Persons living in households 1,044
Persons per household 2.73
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,040
Black 3
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 903
Occupied housing units 383
Owner occupied 329
Percent owner occupied 85.9
Renter occupied 54
Vacant housing units 520
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 486
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 771
1-unit, attached 5
2 to 4 units 10
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 117
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 144
Less than $50,000 21
$50,000 to $99,999 81
$100,000 to $149,999 31
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 to $299,999 3
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 79,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 26
Less than $250 13
$250 to $499 13
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 250
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 144
White 144
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.7
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