Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Columbia

Municipality: Beaver township


Total Population 928 SEX Male 495 Female 433 AGE Under 5 years 59 5 to 17 years 192 18 to 20 years 41 21 to 24 years 37 25 to 44 years 289 45 to 54 years 106 55 to 59 years 40 60 to 64 years 45 65 to 74 years 86 75 to 84 years 27 85 years and over 6 Median age 34.9 Under 18 years 251 Percent of total population 27.0 65 years and over 119 Percent of total population 12.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 325 Family households (families) 261 Married-couple families 218 Percent of total households 67.1 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 22 Nonfamily households 64 Percent of total households 19.7 Householder living alone 60 Householder 65 years and over 31 Persons living in households 928 Persons per household 2.86 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 921 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 411 Occupied housing units 325 Owner occupied 280 Percent owner occupied 86.2 Renter occupied 45 Vacant housing units 86 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 73 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 328 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 73 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 155 Less than $50,000 70 $50,000 to $99,999 70 $100,000 to $149,999 13 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 24 Less than $250 18 $250 to $499 6 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 179 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 155 White 154 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 0.6 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