Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Blair

Municipality: Duncansville borough


Total Population 1,309 SEX Male 595 Female 714 AGE Under 5 years 57 5 to 17 years 212 18 to 20 years 44 21 to 24 years 55 25 to 44 years 394 45 to 54 years 161 55 to 59 years 64 60 to 64 years 60 65 to 74 years 153 75 to 84 years 94 85 years and over 15 Median age 39.5 Under 18 years 269 Percent of total population 20.6 65 years and over 262 Percent of total population 20.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 576 Family households (families) 352 Married-couple families 290 Percent of total households 50.3 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 49 Nonfamily households 224 Percent of total households 38.9 Householder living alone 212 Householder 65 years and over 119 Persons living in households 1,309 Persons per household 2.27 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,306 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 599 Occupied housing units 576 Owner occupied 347 Percent owner occupied 60.2 Renter occupied 229 Vacant housing units 23 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.6 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 372 1-unit, attached 31 2 to 4 units 52 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 121 Mobile home, trailer, other 19 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 319 Less than $50,000 215 $50,000 to $99,999 98 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 40,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 221 Less than $250 94 $250 to $499 127 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 284 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 319 White 319 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) 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