Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Butler

Municipality: Center township


Total Population 6,239 SEX Male 3,095 Female 3,144 AGE Under 5 years 359 5 to 17 years 1,081 18 to 20 years 256 21 to 24 years 328 25 to 44 years 1,896 45 to 54 years 820 55 to 59 years 356 60 to 64 years 368 65 to 74 years 528 75 to 84 years 206 85 years and over 41 Median age 36.6 Under 18 years 1,440 Percent of total population 23.1 65 years and over 775 Percent of total population 12.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,371 Family households (families) 1,836 Married-couple families 1,636 Percent of total households 69.0 Other family, male householder 54 Other family, female householder 146 Nonfamily households 535 Percent of total households 22.6 Householder living alone 474 Householder 65 years and over 197 Persons living in households 6,239 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,157 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 62 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 26 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,436 Occupied housing units 2,371 Owner occupied 1,979 Percent owner occupied 83.5 Renter occupied 392 Vacant housing units 65 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 17 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,813 1-unit, attached 24 2 to 4 units 168 5 to 9 units 39 10 or more units 12 Mobile home, trailer, other 380 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,454 Less than $50,000 311 $50,000 to $99,999 866 $100,000 to $149,999 208 $150,000 to $199,999 45 $200,000 to $299,999 18 $300,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 69,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 341 Less than $250 78 $250 to $499 243 $500 to $749 20 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 304 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,454 White 1,439 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of occupied units 1.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 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