Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       York

Municipality: Fairview township


Total Population 13,258 SEX Male 6,655 Female 6,603 AGE Under 5 years 907 5 to 17 years 2,464 18 to 20 years 470 21 to 24 years 594 25 to 44 years 4,731 45 to 54 years 1,560 55 to 59 years 650 60 to 64 years 631 65 to 74 years 804 75 to 84 years 343 85 years and over 104 Median age 34.7 Under 18 years 3,371 Percent of total population 25.4 65 years and over 1,251 Percent of total population 9.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,857 Family households (families) 3,750 Married-couple families 3,283 Percent of total households 67.6 Other family, male householder 132 Other family, female householder 335 Nonfamily households 1,107 Percent of total households 22.8 Householder living alone 882 Householder 65 years and over 290 Persons living in households 13,044 Persons per household 2.69 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 214 Institutionalized persons 116 Other persons in group quarters 98 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 12,831 Black 205 Percent of total population 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 19 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 150 Percent of total population 1.1 Other race 53 Hispanic Origin (any race) 148 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,024 Occupied housing units 4,857 Owner occupied 3,976 Percent owner occupied 81.9 Renter occupied 881 Vacant housing units 167 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 33 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 45 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,649 1-unit, attached 145 2 to 4 units 232 5 to 9 units 134 10 or more units 134 Mobile home, trailer, other 730 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,014 Less than $50,000 195 $50,000 to $99,999 1,873 $100,000 to $149,999 642 $150,000 to $199,999 206 $200,000 to $299,999 88 $300,000 or more 10 Median (dollars) 88,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 714 Less than $250 139 $250 to $499 489 $500 to $749 80 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 365 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,014 White 2,977 Black 8 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 23 Percent of occupied units 0.8 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 26 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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