Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Armstrong

Municipality: Elderton borough


Total Population 371 SEX Male 166 Female 205 AGE Under 5 years 30 5 to 17 years 60 18 to 20 years 9 21 to 24 years 17 25 to 44 years 100 45 to 54 years 31 55 to 59 years 16 60 to 64 years 23 65 to 74 years 42 75 to 84 years 28 85 years and over 15 Median age 38.6 Under 18 years 90 Percent of total population 24.3 65 years and over 85 Percent of total population 22.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 152 Family households (families) 109 Married-couple families 96 Percent of total households 63.2 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 9 Nonfamily households 43 Percent of total households 28.3 Householder living alone 39 Householder 65 years and over 34 Persons living in households 360 Persons per household 2.37 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 11 Institutionalized persons 11 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 369 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.5 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 157 Occupied housing units 152 Owner occupied 109 Percent owner occupied 71.7 Renter occupied 43 Vacant housing units 5 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 107 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 2 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 33 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 82 Less than $50,000 41 $50,000 to $99,999 38 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 50,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 40 Less than $250 31 $250 to $499 9 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 193 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 82 White 81 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 1.2 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