Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: Independence township


Total Population 2,563 SEX Male 1,283 Female 1,280 AGE Under 5 years 225 5 to 17 years 532 18 to 20 years 97 21 to 24 years 112 25 to 44 years 886 45 to 54 years 288 55 to 59 years 92 60 to 64 years 96 65 to 74 years 171 75 to 84 years 58 85 years and over 6 Median age 31.5 Under 18 years 757 Percent of total population 29.5 65 years and over 235 Percent of total population 9.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 892 Family households (families) 706 Married-couple families 604 Percent of total households 67.7 Other family, male householder 23 Other family, female householder 79 Nonfamily households 186 Percent of total households 20.9 Householder living alone 157 Householder 65 years and over 56 Persons living in households 2,563 Persons per household 2.87 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,553 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 951 Occupied housing units 892 Owner occupied 772 Percent owner occupied 86.5 Renter occupied 120 Vacant housing units 59 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 566 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 370 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 349 Less than $50,000 74 $50,000 to $99,999 197 $100,000 to $149,999 64 $150,000 to $199,999 13 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 72,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 88 Less than $250 51 $250 to $499 37 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 238 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 349 White 349 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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