Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Armstrong
Municipality: South Bethlehem borough
Total Population 479
SEX
Male 226
Female 253
AGE
Under 5 years 33
5 to 17 years 84
18 to 20 years 10
21 to 24 years 13
25 to 44 years 137
45 to 54 years 52
55 to 59 years 25
60 to 64 years 17
65 to 74 years 63
75 to 84 years 32
85 years and over 13
Median age 40.1
Under 18 years 117
Percent of total population 24.4
65 years and over 108
Percent of total population 22.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 201
Family households (families) 143
Married-couple families 130
Percent of total households 64.7
Other family, male householder 4
Other family, female householder 9
Nonfamily households 58
Percent of total households 28.9
Householder living alone 55
Householder 65 years and over 40
Persons living in households 479
Persons per household 2.38
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 479
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) 0
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 206
Occupied housing units 201
Owner occupied 158
Percent owner occupied 78.6
Renter occupied 43
Vacant housing units 5
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.3
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 0
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 182
1-unit, attached 6
2 to 4 units 7
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 11
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 143
Less than $50,000 101
$50,000 to $99,999 41
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 41,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 36
Less than $250 34
$250 to $499 2
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 179
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 143
White 143
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