Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: Center township


Total Population 10,742 SEX Male 5,274 Female 5,468 AGE Under 5 years 657 5 to 17 years 1,832 18 to 20 years 440 21 to 24 years 527 25 to 44 years 3,406 45 to 54 years 1,404 55 to 59 years 648 60 to 64 years 656 65 to 74 years 815 75 to 84 years 303 85 years and over 54 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 2,489 Percent of total population 23.2 65 years and over 1,172 Percent of total population 10.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,879 Family households (families) 3,150 Married-couple families 2,740 Percent of total households 70.6 Other family, male householder 99 Other family, female householder 311 Nonfamily households 729 Percent of total households 18.8 Householder living alone 639 Householder 65 years and over 236 Persons living in households 10,672 Persons per household 2.75 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 70 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 70 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 10,454 Black 225 Percent of total population 2.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 54 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 50 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,997 Occupied housing units 3,879 Owner occupied 3,150 Percent owner occupied 81.2 Renter occupied 729 Vacant housing units 118 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 29 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,309 1-unit, attached 44 2 to 4 units 315 5 to 9 units 44 10 or more units 121 Mobile home, trailer, other 164 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,817 Less than $50,000 567 $50,000 to $99,999 1,752 $100,000 to $149,999 344 $150,000 to $199,999 115 $200,000 to $299,999 35 $300,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 70,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 667 Less than $250 94 $250 to $499 508 $500 to $749 61 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 339 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,817 White 2,764 Black 40 Percent of occupied units 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 9 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