Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Cresson borough


Total Population 1,784 SEX Male 803 Female 981 AGE Under 5 years 101 5 to 17 years 342 18 to 20 years 57 21 to 24 years 79 25 to 44 years 532 45 to 54 years 126 55 to 59 years 71 60 to 64 years 130 65 to 74 years 208 75 to 84 years 110 85 years and over 28 Median age 37.1 Under 18 years 443 Percent of total population 24.8 65 years and over 346 Percent of total population 19.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 733 Family households (families) 468 Married-couple families 362 Percent of total households 49.4 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 92 Nonfamily households 265 Percent of total households 36.2 Householder living alone 249 Householder 65 years and over 132 Persons living in households 1,764 Persons per household 2.41 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 20 Institutionalized persons 20 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,767 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 11 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 779 Occupied housing units 733 Owner occupied 490 Percent owner occupied 66.8 Renter occupied 243 Vacant housing units 46 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 517 1-unit, attached 35 2 to 4 units 116 5 to 9 units 45 10 or more units 27 Mobile home, trailer, other 39 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 433 Less than $50,000 284 $50,000 to $99,999 140 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 43,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 227 Less than $250 151 $250 to $499 75 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 223 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 433 White 430 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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