Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Sankertown borough


Total Population 770 SEX Male 363 Female 407 AGE Under 5 years 39 5 to 17 years 172 18 to 20 years 26 21 to 24 years 41 25 to 44 years 233 45 to 54 years 76 55 to 59 years 22 60 to 64 years 37 65 to 74 years 76 75 to 84 years 35 85 years and over 13 Median age 34.3 Under 18 years 211 Percent of total population 27.4 65 years and over 124 Percent of total population 16.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 265 Family households (families) 207 Married-couple families 163 Percent of total households 61.5 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 33 Nonfamily households 58 Percent of total households 21.9 Householder living alone 50 Householder 65 years and over 24 Persons living in households 740 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 30 Institutionalized persons 30 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 769 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 281 Occupied housing units 265 Owner occupied 190 Percent owner occupied 71.7 Renter occupied 75 Vacant housing units 16 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 200 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 27 5 to 9 units 15 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 28 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 166 Less than $50,000 114 $50,000 to $99,999 50 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 39,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 73 Less than $250 55 $250 to $499 18 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 197 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 166 White 166 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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