Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Ford City borough
Total Population 3,413
SEX
Male 1,603
Female 1,810
AGE
Under 5 years 173
5 to 17 years 450
18 to 20 years 114
21 to 24 years 150
25 to 44 years 921
45 to 54 years 253
55 to 59 years 164
60 to 64 years 239
65 to 74 years 587
75 to 84 years 295
85 years and over 67
Median age 42.5
Under 18 years 623
Percent of total population 18.3
65 years and over 949
Percent of total population 27.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,561
Family households (families) 962
Married-couple families 696
Percent of total households 44.6
Other family, male householder 49
Other family, female householder 217
Nonfamily households 599
Percent of total households 38.4
Householder living alone 557
Householder 65 years and over 347
Persons living in households 3,394
Persons per household 2.17
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 19
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 19
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,245
Black 153
Percent of total population 4.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 10
Hispanic Origin (any race) 18
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,701
Occupied housing units 1,561
Owner occupied 1,036
Percent owner occupied 66.4
Renter occupied 525
Vacant housing units 140
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.2
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 12
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 916
1-unit, attached 424
2 to 4 units 224
5 to 9 units 46
10 or more units 64
Mobile home, trailer, other 27
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 929
Less than $50,000 772
$50,000 to $99,999 154
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 34,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 480
Less than $250 389
$250 to $499 88
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 198
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 929
White 884
Black 41
Percent of occupied units 4.4
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 3
Hispanic origin (of any race) 5
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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