Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bedford

Municipality: West St. Clair township


Total Population 1,543 SEX Male 752 Female 791 AGE Under 5 years 97 5 to 17 years 352 18 to 20 years 54 21 to 24 years 76 25 to 44 years 426 45 to 54 years 170 55 to 59 years 64 60 to 64 years 89 65 to 74 years 142 75 to 84 years 60 85 years and over 13 Median age 34.0 Under 18 years 449 Percent of total population 29.1 65 years and over 215 Percent of total population 13.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 531 Family households (families) 450 Married-couple families 410 Percent of total households 77.2 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 33 Nonfamily households 81 Percent of total households 15.3 Householder living alone 74 Householder 65 years and over 38 Persons living in households 1,543 Persons per household 2.91 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,534 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 2 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 622 Occupied housing units 531 Owner occupied 473 Percent owner occupied 89.1 Renter occupied 58 Vacant housing units 91 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 41 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 18 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 454 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 4 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 157 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 221 Less than $50,000 131 $50,000 to $99,999 86 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 46,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 28 Less than $250 20 $250 to $499 8 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 193 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 221 White 220 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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