Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Nicholson township


Total Population 1,995 SEX Male 1,005 Female 990 AGE Under 5 years 135 5 to 17 years 395 18 to 20 years 80 21 to 24 years 91 25 to 44 years 636 45 to 54 years 193 55 to 59 years 86 60 to 64 years 114 65 to 74 years 175 75 to 84 years 73 85 years and over 17 Median age 34.0 Under 18 years 530 Percent of total population 26.6 65 years and over 265 Percent of total population 13.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 689 Family households (families) 562 Married-couple families 459 Percent of total households 66.6 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 73 Nonfamily households 127 Percent of total households 18.4 Householder living alone 117 Householder 65 years and over 64 Persons living in households 1,995 Persons per household 2.90 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,964 Black 26 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 738 Occupied housing units 689 Owner occupied 557 Percent owner occupied 80.8 Renter occupied 132 Vacant housing units 49 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 23 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 569 1-unit, attached 20 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 139 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 333 Less than $50,000 253 $50,000 to $99,999 72 $100,000 to $149,999 6 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 29,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 94 Less than $250 83 $250 to $499 11 $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 333 White 328 Black 5 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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