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