Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Etna borough


Total Population 4,200 SEX Male 1,935 Female 2,265 AGE Under 5 years 281 5 to 17 years 640 18 to 20 years 139 21 to 24 years 189 25 to 44 years 1,351 45 to 54 years 358 55 to 59 years 194 60 to 64 years 236 65 to 74 years 451 75 to 84 years 301 85 years and over 60 Median age 36.7 Under 18 years 921 Percent of total population 21.9 65 years and over 812 Percent of total population 19.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,751 Family households (families) 1,114 Married-couple families 830 Percent of total households 47.4 Other family, male householder 53 Other family, female householder 231 Nonfamily households 637 Percent of total households 36.4 Householder living alone 576 Householder 65 years and over 283 Persons living in households 4,140 Persons per household 2.36 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 60 Institutionalized persons 50 Other persons in group quarters 10 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,156 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 34 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 52 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,867 Occupied housing units 1,751 Owner occupied 1,105 Percent owner occupied 63.1 Renter occupied 646 Vacant housing units 116 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,127 1-unit, attached 205 2 to 4 units 424 5 to 9 units 75 10 or more units 16 Mobile home, trailer, other 20 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 983 Less than $50,000 675 $50,000 to $99,999 303 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 43,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 613 Less than $250 219 $250 to $499 391 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 282 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 983 White 979 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 9 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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