Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Armstrong

Municipality: South Buffalo township


Total Population 2,687 SEX Male 1,376 Female 1,311 AGE Under 5 years 164 5 to 17 years 576 18 to 20 years 114 21 to 24 years 107 25 to 44 years 837 45 to 54 years 325 55 to 59 years 114 60 to 64 years 124 65 to 74 years 226 75 to 84 years 75 85 years and over 25 Median age 35.0 Under 18 years 740 Percent of total population 27.5 65 years and over 326 Percent of total population 12.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 938 Family households (families) 770 Married-couple families 689 Percent of total households 73.5 Other family, male householder 17 Other family, female householder 64 Nonfamily households 168 Percent of total households 17.9 Householder living alone 154 Householder 65 years and over 79 Persons living in households 2,677 Persons per household 2.85 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 10 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 10 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,674 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,009 Occupied housing units 938 Owner occupied 824 Percent owner occupied 87.8 Renter occupied 114 Vacant housing units 71 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 34 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 864 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 17 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 127 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 573 Less than $50,000 172 $50,000 to $99,999 332 $100,000 to $149,999 59 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 62,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 64 Less than $250 44 $250 to $499 20 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 224 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 573 White 571 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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