Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Richland township


Total Population 8,600 SEX Male 4,132 Female 4,468 AGE Under 5 years 665 5 to 17 years 1,532 18 to 20 years 267 21 to 24 years 354 25 to 44 years 2,839 45 to 54 years 918 55 to 59 years 351 60 to 64 years 390 65 to 74 years 613 75 to 84 years 455 85 years and over 216 Median age 35.8 Under 18 years 2,197 Percent of total population 25.5 65 years and over 1,284 Percent of total population 14.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,100 Family households (families) 2,363 Married-couple families 2,077 Percent of total households 67.0 Other family, male householder 65 Other family, female householder 221 Nonfamily households 737 Percent of total households 23.8 Householder living alone 663 Householder 65 years and over 387 Persons living in households 8,420 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 180 Institutionalized persons 180 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 8,516 Black 40 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 37 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 49 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,201 Occupied housing units 3,100 Owner occupied 2,535 Percent owner occupied 81.8 Renter occupied 565 Vacant housing units 101 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,561 1-unit, attached 35 2 to 4 units 71 5 to 9 units 42 10 or more units 336 Mobile home, trailer, other 156 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,221 Less than $50,000 205 $50,000 to $99,999 1,351 $100,000 to $149,999 429 $150,000 to $199,999 150 $200,000 to $299,999 77 $300,000 or more 9 Median (dollars) 82,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 521 Less than $250 102 $250 to $499 199 $500 to $749 74 $750 to $999 18 $1,000 or more 128 Median (dollars) 416 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,221 White 2,210 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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