Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Cambria
Municipality: Portage township
Total Population 4,089
SEX
Male 2,032
Female 2,057
AGE
Under 5 years 249
5 to 17 years 826
18 to 20 years 159
21 to 24 years 188
25 to 44 years 1,164
45 to 54 years 439
55 to 59 years 199
60 to 64 years 224
65 to 74 years 440
75 to 84 years 163
85 years and over 38
Median age 36.4
Under 18 years 1,075
Percent of total population 26.3
65 years and over 641
Percent of total population 15.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,452
Family households (families) 1,124
Married-couple families 959
Percent of total households 66.0
Other family, male householder 42
Other family, female householder 123
Nonfamily households 328
Percent of total households 22.6
Householder living alone 312
Householder 65 years and over 200
Persons living in households 4,065
Persons per household 2.80
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 24
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 24
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,080
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 7
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 17
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,546
Occupied housing units 1,452
Owner occupied 1,263
Percent owner occupied 87.0
Renter occupied 189
Vacant housing units 94
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 21
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,262
1-unit, attached 34
2 to 4 units 43
5 to 9 units 22
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 185
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,027
Less than $50,000 664
$50,000 to $99,999 336
$100,000 to $149,999 23
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 39,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 140
Less than $250 100
$250 to $499 40
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 202
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,027
White 1,024
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
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