Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Moon township


Total Population 19,631 SEX Male 9,648 Female 9,983 AGE Under 5 years 1,280 5 to 17 years 3,056 18 to 20 years 1,204 21 to 24 years 1,180 25 to 44 years 6,875 45 to 54 years 2,292 55 to 59 years 982 60 to 64 years 918 65 to 74 years 1,171 75 to 84 years 506 85 years and over 167 Median age 34.2 Under 18 years 4,336 Percent of total population 22.1 65 years and over 1,844 Percent of total population 9.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 7,217 Family households (families) 5,158 Married-couple families 4,467 Percent of total households 61.9 Other family, male householder 176 Other family, female householder 515 Nonfamily households 2,059 Percent of total households 28.5 Householder living alone 1,707 Householder 65 years and over 333 Persons living in households 18,586 Persons per household 2.58 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1,045 Institutionalized persons 174 Other persons in group quarters 871 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 18,745 Black 630 Percent of total population 3.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 9 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 198 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 49 Hispanic Origin (any race) 175 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 7,857 Occupied housing units 7,217 Owner occupied 5,303 Percent owner occupied 73.5 Renter occupied 1,914 Vacant housing units 640 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 32 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 59 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 5,128 1-unit, attached 625 2 to 4 units 390 5 to 9 units 385 10 or more units 1,221 Mobile home, trailer, other 108 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 4,652 Less than $50,000 407 $50,000 to $99,999 2,796 $100,000 to $149,999 1,020 $150,000 to $199,999 290 $200,000 to $299,999 103 $300,000 or more 36 Median (dollars) 84,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,834 Less than $250 197 $250 to $499 1,038 $500 to $749 549 $750 to $999 42 $1,000 or more 8 Median (dollars) 434 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 4,652 White 4,526 Black 95 Percent of occupied units 2.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 25 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 5 Hispanic origin (of any race) 18 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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