Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Beaver

Municipality: South Heights borough


Total Population 647 SEX Male 309 Female 338 AGE Under 5 years 46 5 to 17 years 90 18 to 20 years 25 21 to 24 years 37 25 to 44 years 205 45 to 54 years 45 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 32 65 to 74 years 71 75 to 84 years 38 85 years and over 9 Median age 36.5 Under 18 years 136 Percent of total population 21.0 65 years and over 118 Percent of total population 18.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 263 Family households (families) 194 Married-couple families 152 Percent of total households 57.8 Other family, male householder 12 Other family, female householder 30 Nonfamily households 69 Percent of total households 26.2 Householder living alone 65 Householder 65 years and over 28 Persons living in households 647 Persons per household 2.46 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 640 Black 7 Percent of total population 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 269 Occupied housing units 263 Owner occupied 226 Percent owner occupied 85.9 Renter occupied 37 Vacant housing units 6 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 212 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 42 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 180 Less than $50,000 112 $50,000 to $99,999 64 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 41,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 35 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 20 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 272 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 180 White 179 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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) 1 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