Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Cambria

Municipality: West Taylor township


Total Population 995 SEX Male 499 Female 496 AGE Under 5 years 48 5 to 17 years 175 18 to 20 years 30 21 to 24 years 42 25 to 44 years 292 45 to 54 years 105 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 66 65 to 74 years 129 75 to 84 years 48 85 years and over 11 Median age 38.8 Under 18 years 223 Percent of total population 22.4 65 years and over 188 Percent of total population 18.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 387 Family households (families) 295 Married-couple families 249 Percent of total households 64.3 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 33 Nonfamily households 92 Percent of total households 23.8 Householder living alone 87 Householder 65 years and over 58 Persons living in households 995 Persons per household 2.57 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 993 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.2 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) 7 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 407 Occupied housing units 387 Owner occupied 339 Percent owner occupied 87.6 Renter occupied 48 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 326 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 8 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 58 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 264 Less than $50,000 206 $50,000 to $99,999 56 $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) 32,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 37 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 165 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 264 White 263 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) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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