Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Fayette
Municipality: Brownsville borough
Total Population 3,164
SEX
Male 1,405
Female 1,759
AGE
Under 5 years 202
5 to 17 years 523
18 to 20 years 145
21 to 24 years 162
25 to 44 years 787
45 to 54 years 261
55 to 59 years 157
60 to 64 years 215
65 to 74 years 416
75 to 84 years 225
85 years and over 71
Median age 38.2
Under 18 years 725
Percent of total population 22.9
65 years and over 712
Percent of total population 22.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,340
Family households (families) 853
Married-couple families 581
Percent of total households 43.4
Other family, male householder 51
Other family, female householder 221
Nonfamily households 487
Percent of total households 36.3
Householder living alone 453
Householder 65 years and over 277
Persons living in households 3,126
Persons per household 2.33
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 38
Institutionalized persons 12
Other persons in group quarters 26
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,792
Black 361
Percent of total population 11.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 6
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 4
Hispanic Origin (any race) 13
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,541
Occupied housing units 1,340
Owner occupied 739
Percent owner occupied 55.1
Renter occupied 601
Vacant housing units 201
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 17.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 22
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 882
1-unit, attached 143
2 to 4 units 219
5 to 9 units 95
10 or more units 154
Mobile home, trailer, other 48
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 648
Less than $50,000 570
$50,000 to $99,999 74
$100,000 to $149,999 3
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 26,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 561
Less than $250 486
$250 to $499 75
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 155
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 648
White 599
Black 49
Percent of occupied units 7.6
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 0.2
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