Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: Rural Valley borough
Total Population 957
SEX
Male 462
Female 495
AGE
Under 5 years 48
5 to 17 years 160
18 to 20 years 43
21 to 24 years 46
25 to 44 years 261
45 to 54 years 100
55 to 59 years 42
60 to 64 years 66
65 to 74 years 102
75 to 84 years 70
85 years and over 19
Median age 39.4
Under 18 years 208
Percent of total population 21.7
65 years and over 191
Percent of total population 20.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 382
Family households (families) 287
Married-couple families 242
Percent of total households 63.4
Other family, male householder 4
Other family, female householder 41
Nonfamily households 95
Percent of total households 24.9
Householder living alone 93
Householder 65 years and over 66
Persons living in households 944
Persons per household 2.47
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 13
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 13
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 957
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
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 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 1
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 411
Occupied housing units 382
Owner occupied 294
Percent owner occupied 77.0
Renter occupied 88
Vacant housing units 29
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9
Units with over 1 person per room 1
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 324
1-unit, attached 1
2 to 4 units 44
5 to 9 units 14
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 28
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 242
Less than $50,000 119
$50,000 to $99,999 121
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 50,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 78
Less than $250 68
$250 to $499 10
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 173
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 242
White 242
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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