Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bradford

Municipality: Sayre borough


Total Population 5,791 SEX Male 2,650 Female 3,141 AGE Under 5 years 380 5 to 17 years 941 18 to 20 years 220 21 to 24 years 282 25 to 44 years 1,684 45 to 54 years 543 55 to 59 years 267 60 to 64 years 315 65 to 74 years 660 75 to 84 years 395 85 years and over 104 Median age 37.2 Under 18 years 1,321 Percent of total population 22.8 65 years and over 1,159 Percent of total population 20.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,391 Family households (families) 1,543 Married-couple families 1,204 Percent of total households 50.4 Other family, male householder 84 Other family, female householder 255 Nonfamily households 848 Percent of total households 35.5 Householder living alone 747 Householder 65 years and over 366 Persons living in households 5,709 Persons per household 2.39 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 82 Institutionalized persons 50 Other persons in group quarters 32 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,698 Black 17 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 14 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 54 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 21 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,602 Occupied housing units 2,391 Owner occupied 1,492 Percent owner occupied 62.4 Renter occupied 899 Vacant housing units 211 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 21 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,695 1-unit, attached 64 2 to 4 units 527 5 to 9 units 126 10 or more units 156 Mobile home, trailer, other 34 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,338 Less than $50,000 688 $50,000 to $99,999 592 $100,000 to $149,999 46 $150,000 to $199,999 7 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 48,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 854 Less than $250 318 $250 to $499 529 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 276 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,338 White 1,327 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 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