Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Fayette

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 4,613 SEX Male 2,187 Female 2,426 AGE Under 5 years 210 5 to 17 years 683 18 to 20 years 158 21 to 24 years 210 25 to 44 years 1,200 45 to 54 years 524 55 to 59 years 299 60 to 64 years 330 65 to 74 years 625 75 to 84 years 298 85 years and over 76 Median age 42.4 Under 18 years 893 Percent of total population 19.4 65 years and over 999 Percent of total population 21.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,826 Family households (families) 1,395 Married-couple families 1,150 Percent of total households 63.0 Other family, male householder 56 Other family, female householder 189 Nonfamily households 431 Percent of total households 23.6 Householder living alone 398 Householder 65 years and over 260 Persons living in households 4,564 Persons per household 2.50 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 49 Institutionalized persons 49 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,534 Black 75 Percent of total population 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,919 Occupied housing units 1,826 Owner occupied 1,472 Percent owner occupied 80.6 Renter occupied 354 Vacant housing units 93 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 23 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,551 1-unit, attached 66 2 to 4 units 67 5 to 9 units 103 10 or more units 20 Mobile home, trailer, other 112 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,273 Less than $50,000 670 $50,000 to $99,999 550 $100,000 to $149,999 40 $150,000 to $199,999 11 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 48,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 292 Less than $250 204 $250 to $499 87 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 206 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,273 White 1,257 Black 16 Percent of occupied units 1.3 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) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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