Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 929 SEX Male 477 Female 452 AGE Under 5 years 51 5 to 17 years 185 18 to 20 years 45 21 to 24 years 31 25 to 44 years 277 45 to 54 years 88 55 to 59 years 44 60 to 64 years 51 65 to 74 years 96 75 to 84 years 55 85 years and over 6 Median age 35.9 Under 18 years 236 Percent of total population 25.4 65 years and over 157 Percent of total population 16.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 322 Family households (families) 253 Married-couple families 213 Percent of total households 66.1 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 20 Nonfamily households 69 Percent of total households 21.4 Householder living alone 67 Householder 65 years and over 48 Persons living in households 929 Persons per household 2.89 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 925 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.3 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 349 Occupied housing units 322 Owner occupied 300 Percent owner occupied 93.2 Renter occupied 22 Vacant housing units 27 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 312 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 1 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 33 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 242 Less than $50,000 160 $50,000 to $99,999 79 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 36,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 7 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 0 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 163 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 242 White 241 Black 1 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) 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