Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Dale borough


Total Population 1,642 SEX Male 710 Female 932 AGE Under 5 years 106 5 to 17 years 283 18 to 20 years 83 21 to 24 years 85 25 to 44 years 446 45 to 54 years 143 55 to 59 years 63 60 to 64 years 87 65 to 74 years 182 75 to 84 years 144 85 years and over 20 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 389 Percent of total population 23.7 65 years and over 346 Percent of total population 21.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 723 Family households (families) 439 Married-couple families 316 Percent of total households 43.7 Other family, male householder 17 Other family, female householder 106 Nonfamily households 284 Percent of total households 39.3 Householder living alone 265 Householder 65 years and over 178 Persons living in households 1,642 Persons per household 2.27 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,555 Black 75 Percent of total population 4.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 799 Occupied housing units 723 Owner occupied 319 Percent owner occupied 44.1 Renter occupied 404 Vacant housing units 76 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 356 1-unit, attached 149 2 to 4 units 153 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 117 Mobile home, trailer, other 16 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 270 Less than $50,000 260 $50,000 to $99,999 10 $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) 25,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 392 Less than $250 339 $250 to $499 53 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 175 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 270 White 262 Black 7 Percent of occupied units 2.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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