Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Springfield township


Total Population 2,968 SEX Male 1,473 Female 1,495 AGE Under 5 years 192 5 to 17 years 670 18 to 20 years 149 21 to 24 years 170 25 to 44 years 891 45 to 54 years 311 55 to 59 years 123 60 to 64 years 112 65 to 74 years 205 75 to 84 years 117 85 years and over 28 Median age 31.6 Under 18 years 862 Percent of total population 29.0 65 years and over 350 Percent of total population 11.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 999 Family households (families) 810 Married-couple families 686 Percent of total households 68.7 Other family, male householder 41 Other family, female householder 83 Nonfamily households 189 Percent of total households 18.9 Householder living alone 163 Householder 65 years and over 87 Persons living in households 2,957 Persons per household 2.96 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 11 Institutionalized persons 11 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,965 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,137 Occupied housing units 999 Owner occupied 829 Percent owner occupied 83.0 Renter occupied 170 Vacant housing units 138 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 71 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 37 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 786 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 11 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 336 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 467 Less than $50,000 299 $50,000 to $99,999 156 $100,000 to $149,999 9 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 40,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 97 Less than $250 88 $250 to $499 9 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 164 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 467 White 467 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 0 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