Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Markleysburg borough


Total Population 320 SEX Male 145 Female 175 AGE Under 5 years 35 5 to 17 years 53 18 to 20 years 8 21 to 24 years 23 25 to 44 years 57 45 to 54 years 32 55 to 59 years 14 60 to 64 years 10 65 to 74 years 31 75 to 84 years 39 85 years and over 18 Median age 37.5 Under 18 years 88 Percent of total population 27.5 65 years and over 88 Percent of total population 27.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 94 Family households (families) 73 Married-couple families 59 Percent of total households 62.8 Other family, male householder 3 Other family, female householder 11 Nonfamily households 21 Percent of total households 22.3 Householder living alone 20 Householder 65 years and over 14 Persons living in households 269 Persons per household 2.86 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 51 Institutionalized persons 51 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 320 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 105 Occupied housing units 94 Owner occupied 65 Percent owner occupied 69.1 Renter occupied 29 Vacant housing units 11 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 7.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 86 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 11 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 52 Less than $50,000 41 $50,000 to $99,999 11 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 37,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 18 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 2 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 171 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 52 White 52 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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 1.9 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