Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Cambria
Municipality: Brownstown borough
Total Population 937
SEX
Male 435
Female 502
AGE
Under 5 years 42
5 to 17 years 158
18 to 20 years 42
21 to 24 years 50
25 to 44 years 261
45 to 54 years 99
55 to 59 years 51
60 to 64 years 64
65 to 74 years 96
75 to 84 years 63
85 years and over 11
Median age 39.5
Under 18 years 200
Percent of total population 21.3
65 years and over 170
Percent of total population 18.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 358
Family households (families) 257
Married-couple families 217
Percent of total households 60.6
Other family, male householder 10
Other family, female householder 30
Nonfamily households 101
Percent of total households 28.2
Householder living alone 99
Householder 65 years and over 63
Persons living in households 937
Persons per household 2.62
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 937
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) 6
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 393
Occupied housing units 358
Owner occupied 312
Percent owner occupied 87.2
Renter occupied 46
Vacant housing units 35
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 343
1-unit, attached 12
2 to 4 units 23
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 15
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 281
Less than $50,000 251
$50,000 to $99,999 30
$100,000 to $149,999 0
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 30,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 46
Less than $250 41
$250 to $499 5
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 168
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 281
White 281
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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