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