Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Clearfield

Municipality: Cooper township


Total Population 2,590 SEX Male 1,266 Female 1,324 AGE Under 5 years 176 5 to 17 years 477 18 to 20 years 109 21 to 24 years 151 25 to 44 years 718 45 to 54 years 286 55 to 59 years 116 60 to 64 years 128 65 to 74 years 255 75 to 84 years 149 85 years and over 25 Median age 34.7 Under 18 years 653 Percent of total population 25.2 65 years and over 429 Percent of total population 16.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 967 Family households (families) 708 Married-couple families 593 Percent of total households 61.3 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 86 Nonfamily households 259 Percent of total households 26.8 Householder living alone 233 Householder 65 years and over 147 Persons living in households 2,575 Persons per household 2.66 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 15 Institutionalized persons 15 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,583 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,109 Occupied housing units 967 Owner occupied 851 Percent owner occupied 88.0 Renter occupied 116 Vacant housing units 142 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 52 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 23 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 882 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 203 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 594 Less than $50,000 466 $50,000 to $99,999 121 $100,000 to $149,999 7 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 32,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 71 Less than $250 54 $250 to $499 16 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 196 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 594 White 594 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