Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Perryopolis borough


Total Population 1,833 SEX Male 868 Female 965 AGE Under 5 years 77 5 to 17 years 284 18 to 20 years 63 21 to 24 years 71 25 to 44 years 473 45 to 54 years 243 55 to 59 years 108 60 to 64 years 132 65 to 74 years 234 75 to 84 years 128 85 years and over 20 Median age 42.9 Under 18 years 361 Percent of total population 19.7 65 years and over 382 Percent of total population 20.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 765 Family households (families) 554 Married-couple families 468 Percent of total households 61.2 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 61 Nonfamily households 211 Percent of total households 27.6 Householder living alone 204 Householder 65 years and over 131 Persons living in households 1,833 Persons per household 2.40 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,824 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 797 Occupied housing units 765 Owner occupied 594 Percent owner occupied 77.6 Renter occupied 171 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 617 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 34 5 to 9 units 14 10 or more units 10 Mobile home, trailer, other 107 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 483 Less than $50,000 232 $50,000 to $99,999 219 $100,000 to $149,999 30 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 51,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 155 Less than $250 105 $250 to $499 50 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 210 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 483 White 482 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 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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