U.S. Beacon April 26, 2024

Minersville, PA

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Latitude: 40.690455     Longitude: -76.260242
Population 4,337 (2005)



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:4250088, place: Minersville borough, Pennsylvania)

Total Population: 4,552
Male: 2,102 (46.18%)
Female: 2,450 (53.82%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 256 (5.62%)
5 to 9 years: 298 (6.55%)
10 to 14 years: 272 (5.98%)
15 to 19 years: 227 (4.99%)
20 to 24 years: 218 (4.79%)
25 to 34 years: 652 (14.32%)
35 to 44 years: 596 (13.09%)
45 to 54 years: 524 (11.51%)
55 to 59 years: 232 (5.1%)
60 to 64 years: 189 (4.15%)
65 to 74 years: 463 (10.17%)
75 to 84 years: 491 (10.79%)
85 years and over: 134 (2.94%)

Median age: 40.7 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,577 (78.58%)
21 years and over: 3,444 (75.66%)
62 years and over: 1,211 (26.6%)
65 years and over: 1,088 (23.9%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 3,577 (78.58%)
--Male: 1,599 (35.13%)
--Female: 1,978 (43.45%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 1,088 (23.9%)
--Male: 385 (8.46%)
--Female: 703 (15.44%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 4,519 (99.28%)
--White: 4,466 (98.11%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26 (0.57%)
--Black or African American: 20 (0.44%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 3 (0.07%)
--Asian: 8 (0.18%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 7 (0.15%)
----Filipino: 1 (0.02%)
----Japanese: 0 (0%)
----Korean: 0 (0%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 0 (0%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.02%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.02%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 3 (0.07%)
Two or more Races: 33 (0.72%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 26 (0.57%)
--Mexican: 7 (0.15%)
--Puerto Rican: 8 (0.18%)
--Cuban: 0 (0%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 11 (0.24%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 4,526 (99.43%)
--White Alone: 4,466 (98.11%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 4,540 (99.74%)
--Householder: 2,041 (44.84%)
--Spouse: 859 (18.87%)
--Child: 1,236 (27.15%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 889 (19.53%)
--Other relatives: 184 (4.04%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 44 (0.97%)
--Nonrelatives: 220 (4.83%)
----Unmarried partner: 140 (3.08%)
Living in group quarters: 12 (0.26%)
--Institutionalized Population: 0 (0%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 12 (0.26%)
Total households: 2,041
Family households (families): 1,227 (60.12%)
----With own children under 18 years: 486 (23.81%)
--Married-couple families: 859 (42.09%)
----With own children under 18 years: 308 (15.09%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 278 (13.62%)
----With own children under 18 years: 133 (6.52%)
Nonfamily households: 814 (39.88%)
--Householder living alone: 724 (35.47%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 428 (20.97%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 528 (25.87%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 818 (40.08%)
Average household size: 2.22 people
Average family size: 2.86 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,312
Occupied housing units: 2,041 (88.28%)
Vacant housing units: 271 (11.72%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 9 (0.39%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 3.4%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 11.2%
Occupied housing units: 2,041 (88.28%)
Owner occupied housing units: 1,401 (60.6%)
Renter occupied housing units: 640 (27.68%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.31 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.05 people

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