Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bedford

Municipality: Harrison township


Total Population 967 SEX Male 475 Female 492 AGE Under 5 years 57 5 to 17 years 171 18 to 20 years 37 21 to 24 years 43 25 to 44 years 263 45 to 54 years 107 55 to 59 years 44 60 to 64 years 54 65 to 74 years 110 75 to 84 years 58 85 years and over 23 Median age 38.2 Under 18 years 228 Percent of total population 23.6 65 years and over 191 Percent of total population 19.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 354 Family households (families) 280 Married-couple families 246 Percent of total households 69.5 Other family, male householder 4 Other family, female householder 30 Nonfamily households 74 Percent of total households 20.9 Householder living alone 63 Householder 65 years and over 35 Persons living in households 933 Persons per household 2.64 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 34 Institutionalized persons 34 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 956 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8 Percent of total population 0.8 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 560 Occupied housing units 354 Owner occupied 288 Percent owner occupied 81.4 Renter occupied 66 Vacant housing units 206 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 176 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 407 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 7 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 145 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 144 Less than $50,000 75 $50,000 to $99,999 64 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 47,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 31 Less than $250 28 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 173 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 144 White 143 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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