Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Crawford

Municipality: West Shenango township


Total Population 496 SEX Male 247 Female 249 AGE Under 5 years 44 5 to 17 years 88 18 to 20 years 9 21 to 24 years 23 25 to 44 years 134 45 to 54 years 38 55 to 59 years 34 60 to 64 years 35 65 to 74 years 54 75 to 84 years 29 85 years and over 8 Median age 36.6 Under 18 years 132 Percent of total population 26.6 65 years and over 91 Percent of total population 18.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 195 Family households (families) 144 Married-couple families 117 Percent of total households 60.0 Other family, male householder 6 Other family, female householder 21 Nonfamily households 51 Percent of total households 26.2 Householder living alone 46 Householder 65 years and over 27 Persons living in households 496 Persons per household 2.54 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 494 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 362 Occupied housing units 195 Owner occupied 157 Percent owner occupied 80.5 Renter occupied 38 Vacant housing units 167 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 152 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 237 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 4 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 120 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 95 Less than $50,000 67 $50,000 to $99,999 27 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 35,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 29 Less than $250 22 $250 to $499 7 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 197 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 95 White 95 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