Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Gilpin township
Total Population 2,804
SEX
Male 1,412
Female 1,392
AGE
Under 5 years 127
5 to 17 years 489
18 to 20 years 117
21 to 24 years 98
25 to 44 years 798
45 to 54 years 290
55 to 59 years 160
60 to 64 years 188
65 to 74 years 342
75 to 84 years 168
85 years and over 27
Median age 39.6
Under 18 years 616
Percent of total population 22.0
65 years and over 537
Percent of total population 19.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,071
Family households (families) 833
Married-couple families 725
Percent of total households 67.7
Other family, male householder 35
Other family, female householder 73
Nonfamily households 238
Percent of total households 22.2
Householder living alone 219
Householder 65 years and over 117
Persons living in households 2,804
Persons per household 2.62
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,758
Black 39
Percent of total population 1.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,245
Occupied housing units 1,071
Owner occupied 952
Percent owner occupied 88.9
Renter occupied 119
Vacant housing units 174
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 114
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,017
1-unit, attached 23
2 to 4 units 21
5 to 9 units 2
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 182
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 719
Less than $50,000 327
$50,000 to $99,999 343
$100,000 to $149,999 39
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 to $299,999 5
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 53,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 77
Less than $250 51
$250 to $499 26
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 219
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 719
White 708
Black 10
Percent of occupied units 1.4
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
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