Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Lower Yoder township


Total Population 3,342 SEX Male 1,593 Female 1,749 AGE Under 5 years 106 5 to 17 years 428 18 to 20 years 105 21 to 24 years 120 25 to 44 years 815 45 to 54 years 371 55 to 59 years 215 60 to 64 years 318 65 to 74 years 547 75 to 84 years 285 85 years and over 32 Median age 47.7 Under 18 years 534 Percent of total population 16.0 65 years and over 864 Percent of total population 25.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,472 Family households (families) 1,021 Married-couple families 875 Percent of total households 59.4 Other family, male householder 44 Other family, female householder 102 Nonfamily households 451 Percent of total households 30.6 Householder living alone 431 Householder 65 years and over 278 Persons living in households 3,342 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 3,318 Black 14 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 38 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,544 Occupied housing units 1,472 Owner occupied 1,203 Percent owner occupied 81.7 Renter occupied 269 Vacant housing units 72 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,312 1-unit, attached 45 2 to 4 units 45 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 122 Mobile home, trailer, other 13 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,127 Less than $50,000 797 $50,000 to $99,999 309 $100,000 to $149,999 19 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 38,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 243 Less than $250 110 $250 to $499 132 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 301 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,127 White 1,123 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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) 12 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