Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Indiana

Municipality: Blairsville borough


Total Population 3,595 SEX Male 1,702 Female 1,893 AGE Under 5 years 203 5 to 17 years 537 18 to 20 years 148 21 to 24 years 178 25 to 44 years 957 45 to 54 years 368 55 to 59 years 165 60 to 64 years 218 65 to 74 years 466 75 to 84 years 296 85 years and over 59 Median age 39.8 Under 18 years 740 Percent of total population 20.6 65 years and over 821 Percent of total population 22.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,576 Family households (families) 994 Married-couple families 804 Percent of total households 51.0 Other family, male householder 49 Other family, female householder 141 Nonfamily households 582 Percent of total households 36.9 Householder living alone 537 Householder 65 years and over 312 Persons living in households 3,554 Persons per household 2.26 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 41 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 41 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,526 Black 61 Percent of total population 1.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,780 Occupied housing units 1,576 Owner occupied 998 Percent owner occupied 63.3 Renter occupied 578 Vacant housing units 204 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,179 1-unit, attached 35 2 to 4 units 268 5 to 9 units 50 10 or more units 174 Mobile home, trailer, other 74 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 885 Less than $50,000 510 $50,000 to $99,999 347 $100,000 to $149,999 20 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 540 Less than $250 358 $250 to $499 182 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 210 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 885 White 870 Black 13 Percent of occupied units 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 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