Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Armstrong

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 984 SEX Male 503 Female 481 AGE Under 5 years 65 5 to 17 years 184 18 to 20 years 47 21 to 24 years 55 25 to 44 years 292 45 to 54 years 123 55 to 59 years 40 60 to 64 years 48 65 to 74 years 87 75 to 84 years 36 85 years and over 7 Median age 34.5 Under 18 years 249 Percent of total population 25.3 65 years and over 130 Percent of total population 13.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 356 Family households (families) 280 Married-couple families 245 Percent of total households 68.8 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 22 Nonfamily households 76 Percent of total households 21.3 Householder living alone 64 Householder 65 years and over 26 Persons living in households 984 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 984 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 606 Occupied housing units 356 Owner occupied 286 Percent owner occupied 80.3 Renter occupied 70 Vacant housing units 250 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 223 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 406 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 3 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 196 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 146 Less than $50,000 95 $50,000 to $99,999 47 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 40,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 37 Less than $250 31 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 154 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 146 White 146 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