Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Butler

Municipality: West Sunbury borough


Total Population 177 SEX Male 79 Female 98 AGE Under 5 years 16 5 to 17 years 28 18 to 20 years 7 21 to 24 years 5 25 to 44 years 56 45 to 54 years 14 55 to 59 years 3 60 to 64 years 10 65 to 74 years 19 75 to 84 years 14 85 years and over 5 Median age 35.5 Under 18 years 44 Percent of total population 24.9 65 years and over 38 Percent of total population 21.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 71 Family households (families) 54 Married-couple families 41 Percent of total households 57.7 Other family, male householder 1 Other family, female householder 12 Nonfamily households 17 Percent of total households 23.9 Householder living alone 17 Householder 65 years and over 8 Persons living in households 177 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 177 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 73 Occupied housing units 71 Owner occupied 52 Percent owner occupied 73.2 Renter occupied 19 Vacant housing units 2 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 58 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 4 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 10 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 39 Less than $50,000 24 $50,000 to $99,999 14 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 41,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 14 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 240 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 39 White 39 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