Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: North Union township


Total Population 13,910 SEX Male 6,578 Female 7,332 AGE Under 5 years 872 5 to 17 years 2,466 18 to 20 years 541 21 to 24 years 699 25 to 44 years 4,136 45 to 54 years 1,427 55 to 59 years 655 60 to 64 years 797 65 to 74 years 1,359 75 to 84 years 744 85 years and over 214 Median age 36.7 Under 18 years 3,338 Percent of total population 24.0 65 years and over 2,317 Percent of total population 16.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,461 Family households (families) 3,999 Married-couple families 3,006 Percent of total households 55.0 Other family, male householder 208 Other family, female householder 785 Nonfamily households 1,462 Percent of total households 26.8 Householder living alone 1,363 Householder 65 years and over 729 Persons living in households 13,777 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 133 Institutionalized persons 94 Other persons in group quarters 39 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 13,478 Black 397 Percent of total population 2.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 11 Hispanic Origin (any race) 50 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,761 Occupied housing units 5,461 Owner occupied 3,985 Percent owner occupied 73.0 Renter occupied 1,476 Vacant housing units 300 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 78 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,584 1-unit, attached 389 2 to 4 units 294 5 to 9 units 103 10 or more units 283 Mobile home, trailer, other 1,108 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,923 Less than $50,000 1,927 $50,000 to $99,999 933 $100,000 to $149,999 44 $150,000 to $199,999 14 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 40,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,256 Less than $250 829 $250 to $499 422 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 211 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,923 White 2,875 Black 45 Percent of occupied units 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 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