Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Allegheny

Municipality: Ross township


Total Population 33,482 SEX Male 15,453 Female 18,029 AGE Under 5 years 1,926 5 to 17 years 4,528 18 to 20 years 945 21 to 24 years 1,601 25 to 44 years 10,595 45 to 54 years 3,783 55 to 59 years 1,854 60 to 64 years 2,062 65 to 74 years 3,522 75 to 84 years 2,016 85 years and over 650 Median age 39.0 Under 18 years 6,454 Percent of total population 19.3 65 years and over 6,188 Percent of total population 18.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 13,645 Family households (families) 9,393 Married-couple families 8,030 Percent of total households 58.8 Other family, male householder 286 Other family, female householder 1,077 Nonfamily households 4,252 Percent of total households 31.2 Householder living alone 3,786 Householder 65 years and over 1,655 Persons living in households 32,741 Persons per household 2.40 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 741 Institutionalized persons 502 Other persons in group quarters 239 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 32,772 Black 369 Percent of total population 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 16 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 301 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 24 Hispanic Origin (any race) 131 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 14,124 Occupied housing units 13,645 Owner occupied 10,270 Percent owner occupied 75.3 Renter occupied 3,375 Vacant housing units 479 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 59 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 9,706 1-unit, attached 1,044 2 to 4 units 564 5 to 9 units 334 10 or more units 2,328 Mobile home, trailer, other 148 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 9,310 Less than $50,000 1,096 $50,000 to $99,999 6,276 $100,000 to $149,999 1,628 $150,000 to $199,999 256 $200,000 to $299,999 42 $300,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 74,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 3,240 Less than $250 485 $250 to $499 1,858 $500 to $749 843 $750 to $999 45 $1,000 or more 9 Median (dollars) 407 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 9,310 White 9,187 Black 66 Percent of occupied units 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 49 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 5 Hispanic origin (of any race) 27 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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