Tower City, PA Demographic Data
Tower City, PA Summary
Tower City is located in Schuylkill County in Pennsylvania
- Population: 1,413
- Area: 0.32 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 4,485.71 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 773.95 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Tower City, PA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
615
49%
50.8
Male
644
51%
49.2
Total Population
1,259
323,128,000
Tower City, PA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
69
5.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
78
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
81
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
70
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
62
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
151
12.0%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
209
16.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
168
13.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
56
4.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
104
8.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
139
11.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
46
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
26
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
975
77.4%
77.2
Female
488
50.1%
51.3
Male
487
49.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
952
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
282
22.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
211
16.8%
15.2
Female
112
53.1%
55.8
Male
99
46.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Tower City, PA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,249
99.2%
96.8
White
1,191
94.6%
72.6
Black or African American
10
0.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
48
3.8%
5.1
Two or More Races
10
0.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
58
4.6%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
58
4.6%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,201
95.4%
82.2
Tower City, PA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
37
4.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
86
9.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
472
52.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
150
16.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
73
8.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
69
7.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
12
1.3%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
123
13.7%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
776
86.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
81
9.0%
31.2
Tower City, PA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
282
27.4%
33.7%
Now Married
498
48.3%
47.5
Divorced
134
13.0%
11.0%
Separated
26
2.5%
2.0
Widowed
91
8.8
5.8%
Tower City, PA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,156
97.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
34
2.9%
21.6%
Spanish
26
2.2%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
8
0.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Tower City, PA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
26
5.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
20
3.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
61
12.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
51
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
99
19.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
147
28.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
59
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
43
8.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
3
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
48,958
57,617
Per capita income
22,022
31,128
Tower City, PA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
1.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
36
5.8%
9.8
Construction
37
6.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
104
16.8%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
22
3.6%
6.6
Information
7
1.1%
2.1
Manufacturing
138
22.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
28
4.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
14
2.3%
11.4
Public administration
75
12.1%
4.6
Retail trade
85
13.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
40
6.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
27
4.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
62
10.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
124
20.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
208
33.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
108
17.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
117
18.9%
18.1%
Tower City, PA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
591
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
454
76.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
103
17.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
9
1.5%
2.7
Other means
3
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
22
3.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
29.1
26.6
Tower City, PA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
40
7.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
173
34.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
191
37.5%
37.1
3 or more
105
20.6%
21.0
Tower City, PA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
509
83.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
385
75.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
124
24.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
101
16.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
11
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Tower City, PA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
610
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
46
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
31
5.1%
16.5
5 rooms
92
15.1%
19.8
6 rooms
138
22.6%
17.8
7 rooms
122
20.0%
12.0
8 rooms
40
6.6%
8.6
9 rooms or more
141
23.1%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Tower City, PA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
610
1-unit, detached
323
53.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
168
27.5%
5.9
2-units
18
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
54
8.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
12
2.0%
4.8
10 to 19 units
8
1.3%
4.4
20 or more units
5
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
22
3.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Tower City, PA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
363
59.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
85
13.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
44
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
45
7.4%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
34
5.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
10
1.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
18
3.0%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
11
1.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Tower City, PA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5
1.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
18
3.5%
4.7
Electricity
89
17.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
263
51.7%
4.8
Coal or coke
123
24.2%
0.1
Wood
3
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
8
1.6%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Tower City, PA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
227
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
39
17.2%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
51
22.5%
28.8%
$500 to $999
137
60.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
111
48.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
29
12.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
9.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
31
13.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
35
15.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Tower City, PA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
110
41,631,300
$1,000 to $1,499
0
0.0%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
24
21.8%
10.7%
$500 to $999
86
78.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
14
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
676
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
29
27.1%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
30
28.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
12
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
9
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
27
25.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
17
0.0%
0.0%
Tower City, PA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
385
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
108
28.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
186
48.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
65
16.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
18
4.7%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5
1.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
3
0.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
74,600
205,000
