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