Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: Brighton township


Total Population 7,489 SEX Male 3,497 Female 3,992 AGE Under 5 years 386 5 to 17 years 1,351 18 to 20 years 224 21 to 24 years 212 25 to 44 years 2,036 45 to 54 years 843 55 to 59 years 383 60 to 64 years 480 65 to 74 years 762 75 to 84 years 499 85 years and over 313 Median age 41.0 Under 18 years 1,737 Percent of total population 23.2 65 years and over 1,574 Percent of total population 21.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,477 Family households (families) 2,042 Married-couple families 1,845 Percent of total households 74.5 Other family, male householder 41 Other family, female householder 156 Nonfamily households 435 Percent of total households 17.6 Householder living alone 411 Householder 65 years and over 239 Persons living in households 6,769 Persons per household 2.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 720 Institutionalized persons 710 Other persons in group quarters 10 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 7,369 Black 67 Percent of total population 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 48 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 40 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,544 Occupied housing units 2,477 Owner occupied 2,197 Percent owner occupied 88.7 Renter occupied 280 Vacant housing units 67 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,346 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 28 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 106 Mobile home, trailer, other 49 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,972 Less than $50,000 462 $50,000 to $99,999 1,112 $100,000 to $149,999 266 $150,000 to $199,999 98 $200,000 to $299,999 26 $300,000 or more 8 Median (dollars) 67,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 241 Less than $250 117 $250 to $499 106 $500 to $749 17 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 257 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,972 White 1,959 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 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