Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Erie
Municipality: Union township
Total Population 1,735
SEX
Male 922
Female 813
AGE
Under 5 years 99
5 to 17 years 393
18 to 20 years 63
21 to 24 years 91
25 to 44 years 502
45 to 54 years 207
55 to 59 years 85
60 to 64 years 77
65 to 74 years 140
75 to 84 years 64
85 years and over 14
Median age 34.8
Under 18 years 492
Percent of total population 28.4
65 years and over 218
Percent of total population 12.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 585
Family households (families) 484
Married-couple families 426
Percent of total households 72.8
Other family, male householder 25
Other family, female householder 33
Nonfamily households 101
Percent of total households 17.3
Householder living alone 89
Householder 65 years and over 48
Persons living in households 1,730
Persons per household 2.96
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 5
Institutionalized persons 5
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,730
Black 2
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 628
Occupied housing units 585
Owner occupied 522
Percent owner occupied 89.2
Renter occupied 63
Vacant housing units 43
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8
Units with over 1 person per room 12
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 522
1-unit, attached 3
2 to 4 units 11
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 92
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 224
Less than $50,000 121
$50,000 to $99,999 99
$100,000 to $149,999 2
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 47,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 33
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 11
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 204
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 224
White 224
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) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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