Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bedford

Municipality: Monroe township


Total Population 1,305 SEX Male 659 Female 646 AGE Under 5 years 99 5 to 17 years 269 18 to 20 years 49 21 to 24 years 54 25 to 44 years 389 45 to 54 years 141 55 to 59 years 73 60 to 64 years 62 65 to 74 years 98 75 to 84 years 60 85 years and over 11 Median age 34.0 Under 18 years 368 Percent of total population 28.2 65 years and over 169 Percent of total population 13.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 461 Family households (families) 376 Married-couple families 333 Percent of total households 72.2 Other family, male householder 19 Other family, female householder 24 Nonfamily households 85 Percent of total households 18.4 Householder living alone 71 Householder 65 years and over 38 Persons living in households 1,305 Persons per household 2.83 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,292 Black 9 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 597 Occupied housing units 461 Owner occupied 395 Percent owner occupied 85.7 Renter occupied 66 Vacant housing units 136 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 93 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 15 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 461 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 1 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 131 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 134 Less than $50,000 86 $50,000 to $99,999 43 $100,000 to $149,999 5 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 41,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 23 Less than $250 21 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 132 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 134 White 133 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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