Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Armstrong

Municipality: Plumcreek township


Total Population 2,400 SEX Male 1,181 Female 1,219 AGE Under 5 years 158 5 to 17 years 483 18 to 20 years 92 21 to 24 years 116 25 to 44 years 774 45 to 54 years 268 55 to 59 years 113 60 to 64 years 86 65 to 74 years 163 75 to 84 years 98 85 years and over 49 Median age 33.3 Under 18 years 641 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 310 Percent of total population 12.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 830 Family households (families) 680 Married-couple families 605 Percent of total households 72.9 Other family, male householder 26 Other family, female householder 49 Nonfamily households 150 Percent of total households 18.1 Householder living alone 129 Householder 65 years and over 68 Persons living in households 2,348 Persons per household 2.83 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 52 Institutionalized persons 52 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,397 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 867 Occupied housing units 830 Owner occupied 694 Percent owner occupied 83.6 Renter occupied 136 Vacant housing units 37 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 646 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 213 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 354 Less than $50,000 178 $50,000 to $99,999 164 $100,000 to $149,999 11 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 49,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 86 Less than $250 63 $250 to $499 22 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 222 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 354 White 354 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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