Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Clearfield

Municipality: Sandy township


Total Population 9,005 SEX Male 4,368 Female 4,637 AGE Under 5 years 603 5 to 17 years 1,582 18 to 20 years 352 21 to 24 years 376 25 to 44 years 2,725 45 to 54 years 984 55 to 59 years 444 60 to 64 years 490 65 to 74 years 791 75 to 84 years 457 85 years and over 201 Median age 36.4 Under 18 years 2,185 Percent of total population 24.3 65 years and over 1,449 Percent of total population 16.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,295 Family households (families) 2,543 Married-couple families 2,196 Percent of total households 66.6 Other family, male householder 90 Other family, female householder 257 Nonfamily households 752 Percent of total households 22.8 Householder living alone 655 Householder 65 years and over 280 Persons living in households 8,676 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 329 Institutionalized persons 329 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 8,929 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 60 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 47 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,946 Occupied housing units 3,295 Owner occupied 2,710 Percent owner occupied 82.2 Renter occupied 585 Vacant housing units 651 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 465 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 21 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,239 1-unit, attached 102 2 to 4 units 150 5 to 9 units 58 10 or more units 20 Mobile home, trailer, other 377 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,146 Less than $50,000 781 $50,000 to $99,999 1,101 $100,000 to $149,999 176 $150,000 to $199,999 58 $200,000 to $299,999 27 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 60,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 498 Less than $250 248 $250 to $499 224 $500 to $749 26 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 251 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,146 White 2,128 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 7 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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