Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Newell borough


Total Population 518 SEX Male 248 Female 270 AGE Under 5 years 22 5 to 17 years 92 18 to 20 years 22 21 to 24 years 17 25 to 44 years 154 45 to 54 years 50 55 to 59 years 25 60 to 64 years 39 65 to 74 years 61 75 to 84 years 28 85 years and over 8 Median age 38.3 Under 18 years 114 Percent of total population 22.0 65 years and over 97 Percent of total population 18.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 202 Family households (families) 148 Married-couple families 126 Percent of total households 62.4 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 13 Nonfamily households 54 Percent of total households 26.7 Householder living alone 50 Householder 65 years and over 38 Persons living in households 518 Persons per household 2.56 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 518 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) 1 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 217 Occupied housing units 202 Owner occupied 170 Percent owner occupied 84.2 Renter occupied 32 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 28.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 192 1-unit, attached 17 2 to 4 units 5 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 3 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 156 Less than $50,000 141 $50,000 to $99,999 14 $100,000 to $149,999 1 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 21,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 28 Less than $250 24 $250 to $499 4 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 175 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 156 White 156 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) 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