Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Fayette
Municipality: Brownsville township
Total Population 847
SEX
Male 386
Female 461
AGE
Under 5 years 43
5 to 17 years 116
18 to 20 years 36
21 to 24 years 41
25 to 44 years 242
45 to 54 years 77
55 to 59 years 53
60 to 64 years 66
65 to 74 years 100
75 to 84 years 56
85 years and over 17
Median age 40.0
Under 18 years 159
Percent of total population 18.8
65 years and over 173
Percent of total population 20.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 353
Family households (families) 248
Married-couple families 182
Percent of total households 51.6
Other family, male householder 15
Other family, female householder 51
Nonfamily households 105
Percent of total households 29.7
Householder living alone 94
Householder 65 years and over 53
Persons living in households 847
Persons per household 2.40
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 815
Black 31
Percent of total population 3.7
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 3
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 396
Occupied housing units 353
Owner occupied 287
Percent owner occupied 81.3
Renter occupied 66
Vacant housing units 43
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 310
1-unit, attached 27
2 to 4 units 31
5 to 9 units 2
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 26
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 244
Less than $50,000 204
$50,000 to $99,999 38
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 25,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 52
Less than $250 41
$250 to $499 11
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 191
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 244
White 235
Black 9
Percent of occupied units 3.7
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