Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Armstrong

Municipality: North Buffalo township


Total Population 2,897 SEX Male 1,464 Female 1,433 AGE Under 5 years 185 5 to 17 years 560 18 to 20 years 103 21 to 24 years 113 25 to 44 years 936 45 to 54 years 273 55 to 59 years 171 60 to 64 years 171 65 to 74 years 249 75 to 84 years 117 85 years and over 19 Median age 35.6 Under 18 years 745 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 385 Percent of total population 13.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,058 Family households (families) 861 Married-couple families 784 Percent of total households 74.1 Other family, male householder 28 Other family, female householder 49 Nonfamily households 197 Percent of total households 18.6 Householder living alone 177 Householder 65 years and over 96 Persons living in households 2,897 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,883 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,111 Occupied housing units 1,058 Owner occupied 904 Percent owner occupied 85.4 Renter occupied 154 Vacant housing units 53 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 892 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 21 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 187 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 617 Less than $50,000 242 $50,000 to $99,999 315 $100,000 to $149,999 40 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 9 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 56,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 114 Less than $250 71 $250 to $499 40 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 223 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 617 White 616 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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