Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Fayette
Municipality: South Union township
Total Population 10,223
SEX
Male 4,738
Female 5,485
AGE
Under 5 years 566
5 to 17 years 1,695
18 to 20 years 351
21 to 24 years 402
25 to 44 years 2,846
45 to 54 years 1,149
55 to 59 years 512
60 to 64 years 705
65 to 74 years 1,125
75 to 84 years 673
85 years and over 199
Median age 40.0
Under 18 years 2,261
Percent of total population 22.1
65 years and over 1,997
Percent of total population 19.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,978
Family households (families) 3,001
Married-couple families 2,432
Percent of total households 61.1
Other family, male householder 104
Other family, female householder 465
Nonfamily households 977
Percent of total households 24.6
Householder living alone 921
Householder 65 years and over 504
Persons living in households 10,007
Persons per household 2.52
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 216
Institutionalized persons 216
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 9,890
Black 262
Percent of total population 2.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 60
Percent of total population 0.6
Other race 8
Hispanic Origin (any race) 32
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,190
Occupied housing units 3,978
Owner occupied 3,046
Percent owner occupied 76.6
Renter occupied 932
Vacant housing units 212
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 42
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 3,240
1-unit, attached 284
2 to 4 units 228
5 to 9 units 210
10 or more units 19
Mobile home, trailer, other 209
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,705
Less than $50,000 1,075
$50,000 to $99,999 1,275
$100,000 to $149,999 238
$150,000 to $199,999 61
$200,000 to $299,999 41
$300,000 or more 15
Median (dollars) 59,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 818
Less than $250 476
$250 to $499 330
$500 to $749 12
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 224
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,705
White 2,666
Black 23
Percent of occupied units 0.9
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 15
Percent of occupied units 0.6
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 5
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