Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Point Marion borough


Total Population 1,344 SEX Male 640 Female 704 AGE Under 5 years 77 5 to 17 years 238 18 to 20 years 56 21 to 24 years 69 25 to 44 years 382 45 to 54 years 114 55 to 59 years 59 60 to 64 years 82 65 to 74 years 159 75 to 84 years 87 85 years and over 21 Median age 37.0 Under 18 years 315 Percent of total population 23.4 65 years and over 267 Percent of total population 19.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 534 Family households (families) 391 Married-couple families 303 Percent of total households 56.7 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 75 Nonfamily households 143 Percent of total households 26.8 Householder living alone 136 Householder 65 years and over 87 Persons living in households 1,344 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,331 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 9 Percent of total population 0.7 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 609 Occupied housing units 534 Owner occupied 343 Percent owner occupied 64.2 Renter occupied 191 Vacant housing units 75 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 471 1-unit, attached 12 2 to 4 units 69 5 to 9 units 28 10 or more units 10 Mobile home, trailer, other 19 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 315 Less than $50,000 249 $50,000 to $99,999 58 $100,000 to $149,999 7 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 34,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 170 Less than $250 143 $250 to $499 26 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 199 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 315 White 313 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 1.3 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