Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Beaver
Municipality: Rochester township
Total Population 3,247
SEX
Male 1,598
Female 1,649
AGE
Under 5 years 213
5 to 17 years 512
18 to 20 years 111
21 to 24 years 159
25 to 44 years 980
45 to 54 years 393
55 to 59 years 192
60 to 64 years 223
65 to 74 years 344
75 to 84 years 102
85 years and over 18
Median age 37.0
Under 18 years 725
Percent of total population 22.3
65 years and over 464
Percent of total population 14.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,205
Family households (families) 941
Married-couple families 804
Percent of total households 66.7
Other family, male householder 38
Other family, female householder 99
Nonfamily households 264
Percent of total households 21.9
Householder living alone 228
Householder 65 years and over 113
Persons living in households 3,159
Persons per household 2.62
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 88
Institutionalized persons 84
Other persons in group quarters 4
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,099
Black 142
Percent of total population 4.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 4
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,246
Occupied housing units 1,205
Owner occupied 1,010
Percent owner occupied 83.8
Renter occupied 195
Vacant housing units 41
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 5
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,128
1-unit, attached 13
2 to 4 units 72
5 to 9 units 21
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 11
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 914
Less than $50,000 463
$50,000 to $99,999 402
$100,000 to $149,999 43
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 49,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 169
Less than $250 69
$250 to $499 96
$500 to $749 4
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 265
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 914
White 884
Black 30
Percent of occupied units 3.3
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 0.2
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