Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Upper Tyrone township


Total Population 1,995 SEX Male 988 Female 1,007 AGE Under 5 years 114 5 to 17 years 398 18 to 20 years 102 21 to 24 years 105 25 to 44 years 539 45 to 54 years 222 55 to 59 years 96 60 to 64 years 136 65 to 74 years 192 75 to 84 years 70 85 years and over 21 Median age 35.5 Under 18 years 512 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 283 Percent of total population 14.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 717 Family households (families) 547 Married-couple families 441 Percent of total households 61.5 Other family, male householder 34 Other family, female householder 72 Nonfamily households 170 Percent of total households 23.7 Householder living alone 147 Householder 65 years and over 75 Persons living in households 1,995 Persons per household 2.78 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,978 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 762 Occupied housing units 717 Owner occupied 572 Percent owner occupied 79.8 Renter occupied 145 Vacant housing units 45 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 18 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 578 1-unit, attached 33 2 to 4 units 25 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 121 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 447 Less than $50,000 294 $50,000 to $99,999 138 $100,000 to $149,999 13 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 39,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 117 Less than $250 98 $250 to $499 19 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 199 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 447 White 444 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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