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