Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Cresson township


Total Population 3,284 SEX Male 1,962 Female 1,322 AGE Under 5 years 151 5 to 17 years 432 18 to 20 years 211 21 to 24 years 262 25 to 44 years 1,338 45 to 54 years 288 55 to 59 years 102 60 to 64 years 139 65 to 74 years 210 75 to 84 years 104 85 years and over 47 Median age 32.5 Under 18 years 583 Percent of total population 17.8 65 years and over 361 Percent of total population 11.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 855 Family households (families) 610 Married-couple families 494 Percent of total households 57.8 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 96 Nonfamily households 245 Percent of total households 28.7 Householder living alone 222 Householder 65 years and over 102 Persons living in households 2,225 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1,059 Institutionalized persons 872 Other persons in group quarters 187 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,893 Black 367 Percent of total population 11.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 15 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 45 Percent of total population 1.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 917 Occupied housing units 855 Owner occupied 655 Percent owner occupied 76.6 Renter occupied 200 Vacant housing units 62 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 555 1-unit, attached 28 2 to 4 units 39 5 to 9 units 37 10 or more units 70 Mobile home, trailer, other 188 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 461 Less than $50,000 230 $50,000 to $99,999 200 $100,000 to $149,999 26 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 50,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 182 Less than $250 102 $250 to $499 76 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 224 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 461 White 461 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 0.2 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