Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Clarion

Municipality: Ashland township


Total Population 1,019 SEX Male 503 Female 516 AGE Under 5 years 72 5 to 17 years 219 18 to 20 years 43 21 to 24 years 52 25 to 44 years 319 45 to 54 years 102 55 to 59 years 42 60 to 64 years 46 65 to 74 years 76 75 to 84 years 35 85 years and over 13 Median age 32.6 Under 18 years 291 Percent of total population 28.6 65 years and over 124 Percent of total population 12.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 362 Family households (families) 295 Married-couple families 261 Percent of total households 72.1 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 23 Nonfamily households 67 Percent of total households 18.5 Householder living alone 62 Householder 65 years and over 36 Persons living in households 1,019 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,018 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 398 Occupied housing units 362 Owner occupied 299 Percent owner occupied 82.6 Renter occupied 63 Vacant housing units 36 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 321 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 2 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 75 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 162 Less than $50,000 86 $50,000 to $99,999 72 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 48,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 34 Less than $250 25 $250 to $499 8 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 219 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 162 White 162 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