Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Georges township


Total Population 6,525 SEX Male 3,195 Female 3,330 AGE Under 5 years 386 5 to 17 years 1,293 18 to 20 years 313 21 to 24 years 329 25 to 44 years 1,938 45 to 54 years 668 55 to 59 years 303 60 to 64 years 313 65 to 74 years 629 75 to 84 years 282 85 years and over 71 Median age 34.5 Under 18 years 1,679 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 982 Percent of total population 15.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,372 Family households (families) 1,862 Married-couple families 1,523 Percent of total households 64.2 Other family, male householder 96 Other family, female householder 243 Nonfamily households 510 Percent of total households 21.5 Householder living alone 471 Householder 65 years and over 283 Persons living in households 6,525 Persons per household 2.75 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,447 Black 64 Percent of total population 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,522 Occupied housing units 2,372 Owner occupied 1,847 Percent owner occupied 77.9 Renter occupied 525 Vacant housing units 150 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 56 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,794 1-unit, attached 138 2 to 4 units 44 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 545 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,300 Less than $50,000 912 $50,000 to $99,999 359 $100,000 to $149,999 25 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 35,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 391 Less than $250 317 $250 to $499 74 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 188 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,300 White 1,281 Black 19 Percent of occupied units 1.5 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