Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Perry township


Total Population 2,817 SEX Male 1,398 Female 1,419 AGE Under 5 years 179 5 to 17 years 524 18 to 20 years 118 21 to 24 years 114 25 to 44 years 845 45 to 54 years 320 55 to 59 years 125 60 to 64 years 156 65 to 74 years 264 75 to 84 years 136 85 years and over 36 Median age 36.5 Under 18 years 703 Percent of total population 25.0 65 years and over 436 Percent of total population 15.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,033 Family households (families) 799 Married-couple families 671 Percent of total households 65.0 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 98 Nonfamily households 234 Percent of total households 22.7 Householder living alone 223 Householder 65 years and over 119 Persons living in households 2,793 Persons per household 2.70 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 24 Institutionalized persons 24 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,713 Black 99 Percent of total population 3.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,117 Occupied housing units 1,033 Owner occupied 837 Percent owner occupied 81.0 Renter occupied 196 Vacant housing units 84 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 716 1-unit, attached 151 2 to 4 units 26 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 219 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 566 Less than $50,000 385 $50,000 to $99,999 165 $100,000 to $149,999 13 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 36,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 141 Less than $250 107 $250 to $499 34 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 202 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 566 White 549 Black 17 Percent of occupied units 3.0 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