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