Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wyoming

Municipality: Nicholson township


Total Population 1,287 SEX Male 638 Female 649 AGE Under 5 years 94 5 to 17 years 277 18 to 20 years 64 21 to 24 years 54 25 to 44 years 412 45 to 54 years 142 55 to 59 years 43 60 to 64 years 49 65 to 74 years 95 75 to 84 years 44 85 years and over 13 Median age 33.2 Under 18 years 371 Percent of total population 28.8 65 years and over 152 Percent of total population 11.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 453 Family households (families) 342 Married-couple families 287 Percent of total households 63.4 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 42 Nonfamily households 111 Percent of total households 24.5 Householder living alone 95 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 1,287 Persons per household 2.84 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,280 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.5 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) 13 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 539 Occupied housing units 453 Owner occupied 381 Percent owner occupied 84.1 Renter occupied 72 Vacant housing units 86 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 61 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 388 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 13 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 133 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 180 Less than $50,000 51 $50,000 to $99,999 105 $100,000 to $149,999 17 $150,000 to $199,999 7 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 64,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 47 Less than $250 22 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 255 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 180 White 180 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 0.6 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