Tower City Borough, Pennsylvania

Tower City Borough is a borough located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 1396 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 1318, It is the 754th largest in terms of population. Its area is just over 0.31 mi˛ (0.8 sq km), it is the 163rd smallest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 1396 people in the borough, organized into 608 households, and 383 families living in the borough. The population density was 4546.8 people per square mile (1755.53/km˛), giving it the 179th most densely populated borough among the Pennsylvania. There were 684 housing units at an average density of 2206.5 per square mile (851.93/km˛). The average household size was 2.3 persons, and the average family size was 2.92 persons. In the borough the population is diverse age-wise, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.3 males. The median age of the borough's population was 38.6 years, the median age of male residents at 37.5 and the median age of female residents at 40.2. The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 98.85% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 0% American Indian, 0% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.43% from two or more races and 0.5% Other races.

Tower City borough Pennsylvania Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Tower City borough Pennsylvania School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Tower City Borough Pennsylvania GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $30037, it is the 379th poorest borough in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the borough was $39219, it would be the 893rd highest borough by median family income in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The per capita income for the borough was $15678, making it the 431st lowest borough by per capita income in Pennsylvania. The median income was $21380, The median income for males was $26143 versus $14663 for females.

In 2000, 336 pupils and students, of which 149 are male and 187 are female, 24.07% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 16 nursery or pri school, 24 kindergarten, 165 elementary school, 81 high school and 50 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census1396
April 2000 Estimate1396
July 2000 Estimate1393
July 2001 Estimate1378
July 2002 Estimate1365
July 2003 Estimate1351
July 2004 Estimate1339
July 2005 Estimate1330
July 2006 Estimate1326
July 2007 Estimate1321
July 2008 Estimate1318
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school51116
Kindergarten20424
Elementary school7392165
High school344781
College or graduate school173350
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Tower City borough, Pennsylvania$30037$39219$15678
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania$32699$41279$17230
Pennsylvania, United States$40106$49184$20880
United States$41994$50046$21587