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