Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: South Fork borough


Total Population 1,197 SEX Male 563 Female 634 AGE Under 5 years 87 5 to 17 years 222 18 to 20 years 50 21 to 24 years 65 25 to 44 years 305 45 to 54 years 103 55 to 59 years 59 60 to 64 years 74 65 to 74 years 133 75 to 84 years 80 85 years and over 19 Median age 36.2 Under 18 years 309 Percent of total population 25.8 65 years and over 232 Percent of total population 19.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 461 Family households (families) 332 Married-couple families 253 Percent of total households 54.9 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 59 Nonfamily households 129 Percent of total households 28.0 Householder living alone 123 Householder 65 years and over 81 Persons living in households 1,197 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,196 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 500 Occupied housing units 461 Owner occupied 343 Percent owner occupied 74.4 Renter occupied 118 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 348 1-unit, attached 39 2 to 4 units 72 5 to 9 units 11 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 30 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 297 Less than $50,000 285 $50,000 to $99,999 11 $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) 22,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 99 Less than $250 93 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 172 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 297 White 297 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