Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Armstrong

Municipality: Sugarcreek township


Total Population 1,496 SEX Male 726 Female 770 AGE Under 5 years 98 5 to 17 years 278 18 to 20 years 49 21 to 24 years 52 25 to 44 years 437 45 to 54 years 141 55 to 59 years 68 60 to 64 years 92 65 to 74 years 124 75 to 84 years 102 85 years and over 55 Median age 37.5 Under 18 years 376 Percent of total population 25.1 65 years and over 281 Percent of total population 18.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 485 Family households (families) 379 Married-couple families 346 Percent of total households 71.3 Other family, male householder 5 Other family, female householder 28 Nonfamily households 106 Percent of total households 21.9 Householder living alone 97 Householder 65 years and over 37 Persons living in households 1,354 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 142 Institutionalized persons 110 Other persons in group quarters 32 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,493 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 544 Occupied housing units 485 Owner occupied 422 Percent owner occupied 87.0 Renter occupied 63 Vacant housing units 59 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 25 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 406 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 134 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 230 Less than $50,000 143 $50,000 to $99,999 78 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 44,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 46 Less than $250 41 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 163 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 230 White 230 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