Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Jefferson township


Total Population 2,047 SEX Male 989 Female 1,058 AGE Under 5 years 92 5 to 17 years 404 18 to 20 years 89 21 to 24 years 80 25 to 44 years 572 45 to 54 years 248 55 to 59 years 111 60 to 64 years 106 65 to 74 years 206 75 to 84 years 110 85 years and over 29 Median age 37.8 Under 18 years 496 Percent of total population 24.2 65 years and over 345 Percent of total population 16.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 730 Family households (families) 576 Married-couple families 482 Percent of total households 66.0 Other family, male householder 27 Other family, female householder 67 Nonfamily households 154 Percent of total households 21.1 Householder living alone 140 Householder 65 years and over 84 Persons living in households 2,014 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 33 Institutionalized persons 33 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,996 Black 42 Percent of total population 2.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 790 Occupied housing units 730 Owner occupied 601 Percent owner occupied 82.3 Renter occupied 129 Vacant housing units 60 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 21 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 595 1-unit, attached 94 2 to 4 units 12 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 89 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 425 Less than $50,000 229 $50,000 to $99,999 168 $100,000 to $149,999 23 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 44,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 92 Less than $250 62 $250 to $499 30 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 194 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 425 White 416 Black 9 Percent of occupied units 2.1 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