Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Clearfield

Municipality: Bigler township


Total Population 1,391 SEX Male 668 Female 723 AGE Under 5 years 96 5 to 17 years 225 18 to 20 years 51 21 to 24 years 71 25 to 44 years 359 45 to 54 years 154 55 to 59 years 52 60 to 64 years 65 65 to 74 years 184 75 to 84 years 114 85 years and over 20 Median age 39.2 Under 18 years 321 Percent of total population 23.1 65 years and over 318 Percent of total population 22.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 559 Family households (families) 390 Married-couple families 335 Percent of total households 59.9 Other family, male householder 12 Other family, female householder 43 Nonfamily households 169 Percent of total households 30.2 Householder living alone 155 Householder 65 years and over 108 Persons living in households 1,391 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,388 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 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 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 653 Occupied housing units 559 Owner occupied 488 Percent owner occupied 87.3 Renter occupied 71 Vacant housing units 94 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 530 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 19 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 92 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 357 Less than $50,000 299 $50,000 to $99,999 54 $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) 24,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 45 Less than $250 44 $250 to $499 1 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 173 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 357 White 357 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