Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Ebensburg borough


Total Population 3,872 SEX Male 1,913 Female 1,959 AGE Under 5 years 230 5 to 17 years 612 18 to 20 years 163 21 to 24 years 193 25 to 44 years 1,201 45 to 54 years 334 55 to 59 years 178 60 to 64 years 230 65 to 74 years 412 75 to 84 years 236 85 years and over 83 Median age 36.8 Under 18 years 842 Percent of total population 21.7 65 years and over 731 Percent of total population 18.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,561 Family households (families) 968 Married-couple families 818 Percent of total households 52.4 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 114 Nonfamily households 593 Percent of total households 38.0 Householder living alone 547 Householder 65 years and over 294 Persons living in households 3,612 Persons per household 2.31 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 260 Institutionalized persons 243 Other persons in group quarters 17 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,809 Black 47 Percent of total population 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 15 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,643 Occupied housing units 1,561 Owner occupied 926 Percent owner occupied 59.3 Renter occupied 635 Vacant housing units 82 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 965 1-unit, attached 45 2 to 4 units 294 5 to 9 units 83 10 or more units 212 Mobile home, trailer, other 44 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 794 Less than $50,000 299 $50,000 to $99,999 428 $100,000 to $149,999 46 $150,000 to $199,999 14 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 57,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 606 Less than $250 298 $250 to $499 304 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 252 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 794 White 789 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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