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