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