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