Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Butler

Municipality: Forward township


Total Population 2,339 SEX Male 1,219 Female 1,120 AGE Under 5 years 162 5 to 17 years 463 18 to 20 years 84 21 to 24 years 122 25 to 44 years 782 45 to 54 years 286 55 to 59 years 105 60 to 64 years 117 65 to 74 years 144 75 to 84 years 49 85 years and over 25 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 625 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 218 Percent of total population 9.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 824 Family households (families) 653 Married-couple families 592 Percent of total households 71.8 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 40 Nonfamily households 171 Percent of total households 20.8 Householder living alone 145 Householder 65 years and over 57 Persons living in households 2,339 Persons per household 2.84 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,335 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,013 Occupied housing units 824 Owner occupied 720 Percent owner occupied 87.4 Renter occupied 104 Vacant housing units 189 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 147 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 15 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 794 1-unit, attached 4 2 to 4 units 18 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 194 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 392 Less than $50,000 114 $50,000 to $99,999 229 $100,000 to $149,999 35 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 65,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 63 Less than $250 36 $250 to $499 26 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 230 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 392 White 392 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) 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