Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Beaver
Municipality: Rochester borough
Total Population 4,156
SEX
Male 1,898
Female 2,258
AGE
Under 5 years 237
5 to 17 years 719
18 to 20 years 163
21 to 24 years 219
25 to 44 years 1,215
45 to 54 years 411
55 to 59 years 189
60 to 64 years 226
65 to 74 years 429
75 to 84 years 267
85 years and over 81
Median age 36.2
Under 18 years 956
Percent of total population 23.0
65 years and over 777
Percent of total population 18.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,740
Family households (families) 1,061
Married-couple families 758
Percent of total households 43.6
Other family, male householder 56
Other family, female householder 247
Nonfamily households 679
Percent of total households 39.0
Householder living alone 606
Householder 65 years and over 278
Persons living in households 4,024
Persons per household 2.31
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 132
Institutionalized persons 100
Other persons in group quarters 32
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,687
Black 447
Percent of total population 10.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11
Percent of total population 0.3
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 6
Hispanic Origin (any race) 20
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,952
Occupied housing units 1,740
Owner occupied 908
Percent owner occupied 52.2
Renter occupied 832
Vacant housing units 212
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 26
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,116
1-unit, attached 43
2 to 4 units 473
5 to 9 units 110
10 or more units 179
Mobile home, trailer, other 31
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 790
Less than $50,000 692
$50,000 to $99,999 95
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 33,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 790
Less than $250 432
$250 to $499 357
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 239
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 790
White 718
Black 72
Percent of occupied units 9.1
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) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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