Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bedford

Municipality: Broad Top township


Total Population 1,918 SEX Male 939 Female 979 AGE Under 5 years 133 5 to 17 years 367 18 to 20 years 79 21 to 24 years 124 25 to 44 years 545 45 to 54 years 196 55 to 59 years 100 60 to 64 years 104 65 to 74 years 154 75 to 84 years 96 85 years and over 20 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 500 Percent of total population 26.1 65 years and over 270 Percent of total population 14.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 732 Family households (families) 551 Married-couple families 441 Percent of total households 60.2 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 81 Nonfamily households 181 Percent of total households 24.7 Householder living alone 162 Householder 65 years and over 86 Persons living in households 1,918 Persons per household 2.62 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,912 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 867 Occupied housing units 732 Owner occupied 565 Percent owner occupied 77.2 Renter occupied 167 Vacant housing units 135 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 90 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 609 1-unit, attached 31 2 to 4 units 21 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 202 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 385 Less than $50,000 343 $50,000 to $99,999 39 $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) 26,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 118 Less than $250 109 $250 to $499 8 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 161 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 385 White 384 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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