Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       York

Municipality: Peach Bottom township


Total Population 3,444 SEX Male 1,755 Female 1,689 AGE Under 5 years 301 5 to 17 years 664 18 to 20 years 126 21 to 24 years 141 25 to 44 years 1,258 45 to 54 years 327 55 to 59 years 145 60 to 64 years 149 65 to 74 years 198 75 to 84 years 104 85 years and over 31 Median age 32.1 Under 18 years 965 Percent of total population 28.0 65 years and over 333 Percent of total population 9.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,218 Family households (families) 960 Married-couple families 832 Percent of total households 68.3 Other family, male householder 48 Other family, female householder 80 Nonfamily households 258 Percent of total households 21.2 Householder living alone 212 Householder 65 years and over 72 Persons living in households 3,426 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 18 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 18 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,352 Black 68 Percent of total population 2.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 12 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,606 Occupied housing units 1,218 Owner occupied 1,039 Percent owner occupied 85.3 Renter occupied 179 Vacant housing units 388 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 319 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 29 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,354 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 36 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 205 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 780 Less than $50,000 159 $50,000 to $99,999 443 $100,000 to $149,999 156 $150,000 to $199,999 17 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 78,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 116 Less than $250 31 $250 to $499 75 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 337 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 780 White 762 Black 17 Percent of occupied units 2.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 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