Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Erie
Municipality: Waterford borough
Total Population 1,492
SEX
Male 702
Female 790
AGE
Under 5 years 95
5 to 17 years 285
18 to 20 years 64
21 to 24 years 80
25 to 44 years 462
45 to 54 years 141
55 to 59 years 74
60 to 64 years 83
65 to 74 years 129
75 to 84 years 58
85 years and over 21
Median age 35.2
Under 18 years 380
Percent of total population 25.5
65 years and over 208
Percent of total population 13.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 571
Family households (families) 430
Married-couple families 349
Percent of total households 61.1
Other family, male householder 18
Other family, female householder 63
Nonfamily households 141
Percent of total households 24.7
Householder living alone 121
Householder 65 years and over 60
Persons living in households 1,492
Persons per household 2.61
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,488
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 7
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 618
Occupied housing units 571
Owner occupied 419
Percent owner occupied 73.4
Renter occupied 152
Vacant housing units 47
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 427
1-unit, attached 12
2 to 4 units 87
5 to 9 units 11
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 81
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 339
Less than $50,000 156
$50,000 to $99,999 174
$100,000 to $149,999 6
$150,000 to $199,999 3
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 52,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 138
Less than $250 77
$250 to $499 60
$500 to $749 1
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 238
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 339
White 339
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