Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Bell Acres borough


Total Population 1,436 SEX Male 705 Female 731 AGE Under 5 years 83 5 to 17 years 252 18 to 20 years 40 21 to 24 years 50 25 to 44 years 412 45 to 54 years 191 55 to 59 years 75 60 to 64 years 107 65 to 74 years 167 75 to 84 years 52 85 years and over 7 Median age 39.3 Under 18 years 335 Percent of total population 23.3 65 years and over 226 Percent of total population 15.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 529 Family households (families) 435 Married-couple families 389 Percent of total households 73.5 Other family, male householder 23 Other family, female householder 23 Nonfamily households 94 Percent of total households 17.8 Householder living alone 89 Householder 65 years and over 49 Persons living in households 1,436 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,420 Black 11 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 543 Occupied housing units 529 Owner occupied 479 Percent owner occupied 90.5 Renter occupied 50 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 515 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 17 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 425 Less than $50,000 112 $50,000 to $99,999 149 $100,000 to $149,999 45 $150,000 to $199,999 18 $200,000 to $299,999 45 $300,000 or more 56 Median (dollars) 78,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 34 Less than $250 15 $250 to $499 18 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 267 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 425 White 424 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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