Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       York

Municipality: Hellam township


Total Population 5,123 SEX Male 2,610 Female 2,513 AGE Under 5 years 327 5 to 17 years 864 18 to 20 years 171 21 to 24 years 222 25 to 44 years 1,807 45 to 54 years 647 55 to 59 years 275 60 to 64 years 254 65 to 74 years 372 75 to 84 years 156 85 years and over 28 Median age 35.9 Under 18 years 1,191 Percent of total population 23.2 65 years and over 556 Percent of total population 10.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,986 Family households (families) 1,478 Married-couple families 1,310 Percent of total households 66.0 Other family, male householder 57 Other family, female householder 111 Nonfamily households 508 Percent of total households 25.6 Householder living alone 414 Householder 65 years and over 158 Persons living in households 5,079 Persons per household 2.56 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 44 Institutionalized persons 20 Other persons in group quarters 24 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,064 Black 25 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 17 Hispanic Origin (any race) 35 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,101 Occupied housing units 1,986 Owner occupied 1,666 Percent owner occupied 83.9 Renter occupied 320 Vacant housing units 115 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 55 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,560 1-unit, attached 60 2 to 4 units 66 5 to 9 units 58 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 355 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,169 Less than $50,000 141 $50,000 to $99,999 696 $100,000 to $149,999 212 $150,000 to $199,999 67 $200,000 to $299,999 43 $300,000 or more 10 Median (dollars) 81,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 258 Less than $250 50 $250 to $499 143 $500 to $749 55 $750 to $999 10 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 367 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,169 White 1,162 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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