Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Blair

Municipality: Hollidaysburg borough


Total Population 5,624 SEX Male 2,570 Female 3,054 AGE Under 5 years 300 5 to 17 years 866 18 to 20 years 207 21 to 24 years 296 25 to 44 years 1,658 45 to 54 years 515 55 to 59 years 247 60 to 64 years 289 65 to 74 years 586 75 to 84 years 425 85 years and over 235 Median age 38.3 Under 18 years 1,166 Percent of total population 20.7 65 years and over 1,246 Percent of total population 22.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,258 Family households (families) 1,407 Married-couple families 1,107 Percent of total households 49.0 Other family, male householder 42 Other family, female householder 258 Nonfamily households 851 Percent of total households 37.7 Householder living alone 770 Householder 65 years and over 393 Persons living in households 5,148 Persons per household 2.28 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 476 Institutionalized persons 452 Other persons in group quarters 24 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,557 Black 45 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 12 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,395 Occupied housing units 2,258 Owner occupied 1,321 Percent owner occupied 58.5 Renter occupied 937 Vacant housing units 137 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,502 1-unit, attached 119 2 to 4 units 474 5 to 9 units 113 10 or more units 156 Mobile home, trailer, other 31 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,189 Less than $50,000 579 $50,000 to $99,999 544 $100,000 to $149,999 44 $150,000 to $199,999 16 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 51,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 875 Less than $250 366 $250 to $499 471 $500 to $749 38 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 271 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,189 White 1,184 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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