Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Clarion

Municipality: Monroe township


Total Population 1,314 SEX Male 647 Female 667 AGE Under 5 years 79 5 to 17 years 289 18 to 20 years 63 21 to 24 years 56 25 to 44 years 401 45 to 54 years 162 55 to 59 years 65 60 to 64 years 68 65 to 74 years 72 75 to 84 years 48 85 years and over 11 Median age 33.7 Under 18 years 368 Percent of total population 28.0 65 years and over 131 Percent of total population 10.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 480 Family households (families) 368 Married-couple families 317 Percent of total households 66.0 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 31 Nonfamily households 112 Percent of total households 23.3 Householder living alone 98 Householder 65 years and over 47 Persons living in households 1,297 Persons per household 2.70 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 17 Institutionalized persons 17 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,302 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 527 Occupied housing units 480 Owner occupied 383 Percent owner occupied 79.8 Renter occupied 97 Vacant housing units 47 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 21 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 434 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 73 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 252 Less than $50,000 116 $50,000 to $99,999 104 $100,000 to $149,999 25 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 53,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 69 Less than $250 36 $250 to $499 33 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 242 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 252 White 251 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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