Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: Hopewell township


Total Population 13,274 SEX Male 6,277 Female 6,997 AGE Under 5 years 722 5 to 17 years 1,899 18 to 20 years 427 21 to 24 years 500 25 to 44 years 3,925 45 to 54 years 1,463 55 to 59 years 857 60 to 64 years 1,084 65 to 74 years 1,578 75 to 84 years 665 85 years and over 154 Median age 40.0 Under 18 years 2,621 Percent of total population 19.7 65 years and over 2,397 Percent of total population 18.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,314 Family households (families) 3,992 Married-couple families 3,378 Percent of total households 63.6 Other family, male householder 141 Other family, female householder 473 Nonfamily households 1,322 Percent of total households 24.9 Householder living alone 1,211 Householder 65 years and over 629 Persons living in households 13,196 Persons per household 2.48 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 78 Institutionalized persons 78 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 13,000 Black 237 Percent of total population 1.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 58 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,459 Occupied housing units 5,314 Owner occupied 4,501 Percent owner occupied 84.7 Renter occupied 813 Vacant housing units 145 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 45 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 4,477 1-unit, attached 256 2 to 4 units 165 5 to 9 units 30 10 or more units 287 Mobile home, trailer, other 244 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,948 Less than $50,000 1,222 $50,000 to $99,999 2,447 $100,000 to $149,999 232 $150,000 to $199,999 39 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 59,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 716 Less than $250 283 $250 to $499 343 $500 to $749 87 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 300 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,948 White 3,898 Black 46 Percent of occupied units 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 15 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