Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Butler
Municipality: Slippery Rock borough
Total Population 3,008
SEX
Male 1,290
Female 1,718
AGE
Under 5 years 79
5 to 17 years 217
18 to 20 years 907
21 to 24 years 741
25 to 44 years 492
45 to 54 years 152
55 to 59 years 79
60 to 64 years 86
65 to 74 years 153
75 to 84 years 79
85 years and over 23
Median age 21.8
Under 18 years 296
Percent of total population 9.8
65 years and over 255
Percent of total population 8.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 843
Family households (families) 391
Married-couple families 321
Percent of total households 38.1
Other family, male householder 11
Other family, female householder 59
Nonfamily households 452
Percent of total households 53.6
Householder living alone 236
Householder 65 years and over 104
Persons living in households 2,043
Persons per household 2.42
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 965
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 965
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,834
Black 65
Percent of total population 2.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 103
Percent of total population 3.4
Other race 6
Hispanic Origin (any race) 18
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 887
Occupied housing units 843
Owner occupied 358
Percent owner occupied 42.5
Renter occupied 485
Vacant housing units 44
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 12
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 448
1-unit, attached 17
2 to 4 units 104
5 to 9 units 90
10 or more units 206
Mobile home, trailer, other 22
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 303
Less than $50,000 102
$50,000 to $99,999 184
$100,000 to $149,999 14
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 2
Median (dollars) 58,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 461
Less than $250 146
$250 to $499 294
$500 to $749 17
$750 to $999 3
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 294
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 303
White 292
Black 4
Percent of occupied units 1.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 7
Percent of occupied units 2.3
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