Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Parker city
Total Population 853
SEX
Male 385
Female 468
AGE
Under 5 years 60
5 to 17 years 187
18 to 20 years 40
21 to 24 years 53
25 to 44 years 235
45 to 54 years 76
55 to 59 years 42
60 to 64 years 40
65 to 74 years 69
75 to 84 years 43
85 years and over 8
Median age 32.4
Under 18 years 247
Percent of total population 29.0
65 years and over 120
Percent of total population 14.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 318
Family households (families) 235
Married-couple families 179
Percent of total households 56.3
Other family, male householder 11
Other family, female householder 45
Nonfamily households 83
Percent of total households 26.1
Householder living alone 76
Householder 65 years and over 50
Persons living in households 853
Persons per household 2.68
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 846
Black 6
Percent of total population 0.7
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 349
Occupied housing units 318
Owner occupied 235
Percent owner occupied 73.9
Renter occupied 83
Vacant housing units 31
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 242
1-unit, attached 0
2 to 4 units 37
5 to 9 units 6
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 63
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 181
Less than $50,000 141
$50,000 to $99,999 40
$100,000 to $149,999 0
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 32,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 75
Less than $250 67
$250 to $499 8
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 158
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 181
White 180
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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