Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Crawford

Municipality: West Mead township


Total Population 5,401 SEX Male 2,634 Female 2,767 AGE Under 5 years 371 5 to 17 years 1,086 18 to 20 years 203 21 to 24 years 252 25 to 44 years 1,653 45 to 54 years 583 55 to 59 years 220 60 to 64 years 246 65 to 74 years 451 75 to 84 years 268 85 years and over 68 Median age 35.1 Under 18 years 1,457 Percent of total population 27.0 65 years and over 787 Percent of total population 14.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,050 Family households (families) 1,568 Married-couple families 1,275 Percent of total households 62.2 Other family, male householder 70 Other family, female householder 223 Nonfamily households 482 Percent of total households 23.5 Householder living alone 408 Householder 65 years and over 194 Persons living in households 5,401 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,252 Black 120 Percent of total population 2.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 17 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,132 Occupied housing units 2,050 Owner occupied 1,615 Percent owner occupied 78.8 Renter occupied 435 Vacant housing units 82 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,702 1-unit, attached 26 2 to 4 units 105 5 to 9 units 63 10 or more units 132 Mobile home, trailer, other 104 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,336 Less than $50,000 760 $50,000 to $99,999 544 $100,000 to $149,999 26 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 47,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 390 Less than $250 221 $250 to $499 166 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 230 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,336 White 1,318 Black 17 Percent of occupied units 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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