Butler County, PA - 1990 Census Profile


                                                                              
                                              1990         1980    % Change   

TOTAL POPULATION                           152,013      147,912      2.8      
  Persons living in households             146,641      142,913      2.7      
  Persons living in group quarters           5,372        4,999      7.5      
                                                                              
Rural Population                           102,475      106,328     -3.6      
Urban population                            49,538       41,584     19.2      
Metro status of county                   Non-Metro    Non-Metro
                                                                              
SEX                                                                           
Male                                        74,138       72,346      2.5      
Female                                      77,875       75,566      3.1      
                                                                              
AGE                                                                           
Under 5 years                               10,278       10,512     -2.2      
5 to 17 years                               27,337       31,961    -14.4      
18 to 24 years                              16,723       20,063    -16.6      
25 to 44 years                              47,870       40,226     19.1      
45 to 54 years                              15,713       14,904      5.5      
55 to 64 years                              13,611       14,453     -5.8      
65 to 74 years                              11,843        9,472     25.1      
75 to 84 years                               6,399        4,644     37.8      
85 years and over                            2,239        1,677     33.6      
Total under 18                              37,615       42,473    -11.4      
Total 65 and over                           20,481       15,793     29.7      
                                                                              
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN - Total Population                                   
White non-Hispanic                         149,954      146,097      2.7      
Black non-Hispanic                             806          728     10.8      
Amer. Ind., Eskimo, or Aleut non-Hisp          107           90     18.9      
Asian or Pacific Islander non-Hispanic         538          365     47.4      
Other race, non-Hispanic                        45          123    -63.4      
Hispanic Origin (of any race)                  563          509     10.7      
                                                                              
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE                                                            Total Households                            55,325       49,352     12.2      
 Family households (families)               41,054       39,128      5.0      
  Families with children                    20,124       21,463     -6.2      
   Female, no husb. present, w/children      2,611        2,052     27.3      
 Persons living alone                       12,373        9,130     35.6      
  Persons 65 and over living alone           5,682        4,088     39.0      
                                                                              
INCOME                                                                        
Per Capita                                  12,747        6,847     86.2      
Household (median)                          29,358       18,466     59.0      
Family (median)                             34,647       20,923     65.6      
  Married couple families (mean)            42,325          n/a      n/a      
Female, no husb pres, w/children(mean)      14,616          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
POVERTY                                                                       
Families in Poverty                            7.1          5.1     39.3      
 Families w/children in poverty (%)           11.0          7.1     55.0      
   Fmle,no husb prs,w/chldrn in pov.(%)       41.9         35.2     19.1      
Persons in Poverty (%)                                                        
  White                                        9.6          7.1     35.3      
  Black                                       10.8         15.7    -31.2      
  Other race                                  19.1         18.1      5.6      
  Hispanic                                    25.6         14.6     75.4      
Persons 65 and over, in poverty (%)            9.2         10.8    -14.8      
  Pers 65 & over livg alone, in pov (%)       19.4          n/a      n/a      
Children (under 18) in poverty (%)            12.8          8.0     60.0      
                                                                              
EDUCATION                                                                     
Persons age 3 and over enrolled in school                                     
  Nursery School                             2,813        1,360    106.9      
  Kindergarten, Elementary, or High Sch     25,436       31,809    -20.0      
  College                                   10,961        7,237     51.5      
Dropout rate (county)                         21.4         30.9    -30.7      
Total Persons age 25 and over                                                 
  High school grad (%)                        78.6         69.0     14.0      
  College grad (%)                            15.6         11.6     34.5      
                                                                              
HOUSING                                                                       
Total housing units                         59,061       53,024     11.4      
  Occupied (%)                                93.7         93.0      0.8      
    Owner Occupied (%)                        76.6         77.7     -1.4      
Median Value, specified owner-occ units     62,900       45,200     39.2      
Median rent, specified renter-occ units        275          166     65.7      
Homeowner vacancy rate (%)                     1.1          1.3    -15.3      
Rental vacancy rate (%)                        5.1          6.7    -23.8      
                                                                              
EMPLOYMENT                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over            68,777       59,693     15.3      
  Employed in manufacturing industry (%)      20.4         30.1    -32.2      
  Employed in service industry (%)            30.3         12.7    138.6      
  Unemployment rate - 1989                     3.4          7.0    -51.4      
Families with no workers - 1989 (%)           13.3         12.1     10.0      
  Mean Income                               20,040       11,054     81.3      
Families with one worker                      29.7         37.4    -20.7      
  Mean Income                               32,753       20,226     62.0      
Famls with two or more workers-1989 (%)       57.0         50.4     13.0      
  Mean Income                               47,772       27,602     73.1      
Females age 16 and over                                                       
  In labor force                              50.5         42.5     18.9      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.4          6.3    -14.2      
Females age 16 and over, with children                                        
  In labor force  (%)                         61.6         43.2     42.6      
    Unemployment rate - 1989 (%)               5.1          n/a      n/a      
                                                                              
OCCUPATION                                                                    
Employed persons age 16 and over                                              
  Managerial (%)                              22.6         18.0     25.6      
  Sales and support (%)                       28.9         26.3      9.9      
  Service (%)                                 14.5         12.7     14.2      
  Farming (%)                                  2.2          2.5    -12.0      
  Craft and Repair (%)                        13.6         14.9     -8.7      
  Labor (%)                                   18.2         25.4    -28.3      
                                                                              
Prepared by:
      The Pennsylvania State Data Center 
Source:
      Census of Population and Housing, 1990,1980: Summary Tape File 1 and 3