Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Bethel township
Total Population 1,261
SEX
Male 638
Female 623
AGE
Under 5 years 79
5 to 17 years 237
18 to 20 years 51
21 to 24 years 44
25 to 44 years 409
45 to 54 years 149
55 to 59 years 68
60 to 64 years 65
65 to 74 years 107
75 to 84 years 41
85 years and over 11
Median age 36.5
Under 18 years 316
Percent of total population 25.1
65 years and over 159
Percent of total population 12.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 462
Family households (families) 373
Married-couple families 335
Percent of total households 72.5
Other family, male householder 14
Other family, female householder 24
Nonfamily households 89
Percent of total households 19.3
Householder living alone 75
Householder 65 years and over 29
Persons living in households 1,261
Persons per household 2.73
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,258
Black 2
Percent of total population 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 616
Occupied housing units 462
Owner occupied 409
Percent owner occupied 88.5
Renter occupied 53
Vacant housing units 154
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 132
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 8
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 504
1-unit, attached 1
2 to 4 units 4
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 107
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 262
Less than $50,000 122
$50,000 to $99,999 135
$100,000 to $149,999 4
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 52,100
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 32
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 10
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 213
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 262
White 259
Black 2
Percent of occupied units 0.8
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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