Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Blair

Municipality: Martinsburg borough


Total Population 2,119 SEX Male 962 Female 1,157 AGE Under 5 years 117 5 to 17 years 311 18 to 20 years 77 21 to 24 years 99 25 to 44 years 537 45 to 54 years 205 55 to 59 years 119 60 to 64 years 132 65 to 74 years 222 75 to 84 years 194 85 years and over 106 Median age 41.6 Under 18 years 428 Percent of total population 20.2 65 years and over 522 Percent of total population 24.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 892 Family households (families) 576 Married-couple families 460 Percent of total households 51.6 Other family, male householder 28 Other family, female householder 88 Nonfamily households 316 Percent of total households 35.4 Householder living alone 301 Householder 65 years and over 157 Persons living in households 1,993 Persons per household 2.23 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 126 Institutionalized persons 126 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,113 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 938 Occupied housing units 892 Owner occupied 605 Percent owner occupied 67.8 Renter occupied 287 Vacant housing units 46 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 511 1-unit, attached 34 2 to 4 units 174 5 to 9 units 29 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 189 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 437 Less than $50,000 208 $50,000 to $99,999 214 $100,000 to $149,999 13 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 51,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 265 Less than $250 202 $250 to $499 60 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 197 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 437 White 436 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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