Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: Patterson township


Total Population 3,074 SEX Male 1,461 Female 1,613 AGE Under 5 years 150 5 to 17 years 486 18 to 20 years 96 21 to 24 years 104 25 to 44 years 885 45 to 54 years 326 55 to 59 years 186 60 to 64 years 199 65 to 74 years 414 75 to 84 years 177 85 years and over 51 Median age 40.6 Under 18 years 636 Percent of total population 20.7 65 years and over 642 Percent of total population 20.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,281 Family households (families) 920 Married-couple families 777 Percent of total households 60.7 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 113 Nonfamily households 361 Percent of total households 28.2 Householder living alone 338 Householder 65 years and over 190 Persons living in households 3,074 Persons per household 2.40 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,050 Black 17 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,331 Occupied housing units 1,281 Owner occupied 1,018 Percent owner occupied 79.5 Renter occupied 263 Vacant housing units 50 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,019 1-unit, attached 16 2 to 4 units 71 5 to 9 units 49 10 or more units 117 Mobile home, trailer, other 59 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 851 Less than $50,000 405 $50,000 to $99,999 333 $100,000 to $149,999 71 $150,000 to $199,999 30 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 52,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 238 Less than $250 48 $250 to $499 180 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 322 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 851 White 846 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 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