Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bedford

Municipality: West Providence township


Total Population 3,233 SEX Male 1,610 Female 1,623 AGE Under 5 years 200 5 to 17 years 545 18 to 20 years 138 21 to 24 years 147 25 to 44 years 915 45 to 54 years 377 55 to 59 years 183 60 to 64 years 209 65 to 74 years 347 75 to 84 years 134 85 years and over 38 Median age 38.0 Under 18 years 745 Percent of total population 23.0 65 years and over 519 Percent of total population 16.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,243 Family households (families) 955 Married-couple families 844 Percent of total households 67.9 Other family, male householder 45 Other family, female householder 66 Nonfamily households 288 Percent of total households 23.2 Householder living alone 270 Householder 65 years and over 150 Persons living in households 3,233 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,223 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,514 Occupied housing units 1,243 Owner occupied 1,059 Percent owner occupied 85.2 Renter occupied 184 Vacant housing units 271 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 182 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,185 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 51 5 to 9 units 12 10 or more units 13 Mobile home, trailer, other 238 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 683 Less than $50,000 372 $50,000 to $99,999 288 $100,000 to $149,999 18 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 47,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 125 Less than $250 97 $250 to $499 28 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 189 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 683 White 683 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 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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