Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Erie
Municipality: Washington township
Total Population 4,102
SEX
Male 2,086
Female 2,016
AGE
Under 5 years 325
5 to 17 years 946
18 to 20 years 158
21 to 24 years 212
25 to 44 years 1,433
45 to 54 years 490
55 to 59 years 137
60 to 64 years 122
65 to 74 years 192
75 to 84 years 72
85 years and over 15
Median age 31.6
Under 18 years 1,271
Percent of total population 31.0
65 years and over 279
Percent of total population 6.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,398
Family households (families) 1,105
Married-couple families 957
Percent of total households 68.5
Other family, male householder 41
Other family, female householder 107
Nonfamily households 293
Percent of total households 21.0
Householder living alone 219
Householder 65 years and over 58
Persons living in households 4,102
Persons per household 2.93
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,063
Black 19
Percent of total population 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 10
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 2
Hispanic Origin (any race) 9
Percent of total population 0.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,500
Occupied housing units 1,398
Owner occupied 1,195
Percent owner occupied 85.5
Renter occupied 203
Vacant housing units 102
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 25
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 29
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,151
1-unit, attached 6
2 to 4 units 40
5 to 9 units 7
10 or more units 3
Mobile home, trailer, other 293
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 622
Less than $50,000 146
$50,000 to $99,999 359
$100,000 to $149,999 84
$150,000 to $199,999 23
$200,000 to $299,999 9
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 68,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 149
Less than $250 60
$250 to $499 85
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 268
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 622
White 621
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 0.2
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
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