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