Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Dawson borough


Total Population 535 SEX Male 259 Female 276 AGE Under 5 years 46 5 to 17 years 105 18 to 20 years 26 21 to 24 years 32 25 to 44 years 150 45 to 54 years 51 55 to 59 years 24 60 to 64 years 16 65 to 74 years 56 75 to 84 years 24 85 years and over 5 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 151 Percent of total population 28.2 65 years and over 85 Percent of total population 15.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 199 Family households (families) 150 Married-couple families 108 Percent of total households 54.3 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 28 Nonfamily households 49 Percent of total households 24.6 Householder living alone 46 Householder 65 years and over 29 Persons living in households 535 Persons per household 2.69 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 527 Black 7 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 214 Occupied housing units 199 Owner occupied 144 Percent owner occupied 72.4 Renter occupied 55 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 168 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 19 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 16 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 124 Less than $50,000 115 $50,000 to $99,999 7 $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) 27,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 51 Less than $250 47 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 158 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 124 White 122 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 1.6 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) 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