Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Cambria
Municipality: Elder township
Total Population 1,185
SEX
Male 596
Female 589
AGE
Under 5 years 62
5 to 17 years 245
18 to 20 years 47
21 to 24 years 44
25 to 44 years 326
45 to 54 years 101
55 to 59 years 56
60 to 64 years 54
65 to 74 years 111
75 to 84 years 89
85 years and over 50
Median age 37.3
Under 18 years 307
Percent of total population 25.9
65 years and over 250
Percent of total population 21.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 375
Family households (families) 291
Married-couple families 248
Percent of total households 66.1
Other family, male householder 13
Other family, female householder 30
Nonfamily households 84
Percent of total households 22.4
Householder living alone 80
Householder 65 years and over 53
Persons living in households 1,087
Persons per household 2.90
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 98
Institutionalized persons 98
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,182
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 10
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 403
Occupied housing units 375
Owner occupied 334
Percent owner occupied 89.1
Renter occupied 41
Vacant housing units 28
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 3
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 358
1-unit, attached 2
2 to 4 units 1
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 2
Mobile home, trailer, other 40
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 262
Less than $50,000 204
$50,000 to $99,999 57
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 32,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 24
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 1
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 139
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 262
White 262
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) 3
Percent of occupied units 1.1
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