Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Indiana
Municipality: Ernest borough
Total Population 492
SEX
Male 230
Female 262
AGE
Under 5 years 31
5 to 17 years 84
18 to 20 years 12
21 to 24 years 17
25 to 44 years 131
45 to 54 years 52
55 to 59 years 25
60 to 64 years 19
65 to 74 years 69
75 to 84 years 43
85 years and over 9
Median age 39.2
Under 18 years 115
Percent of total population 23.4
65 years and over 121
Percent of total population 24.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 197
Family households (families) 144
Married-couple families 121
Percent of total households 61.4
Other family, male householder 4
Other family, female householder 19
Nonfamily households 53
Percent of total households 26.9
Householder living alone 50
Householder 65 years and over 38
Persons living in households 492
Persons per household 2.50
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 484
Black 4
Percent of total population 0.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.8
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 0
Percent of total population 0.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 216
Occupied housing units 197
Owner occupied 167
Percent owner occupied 84.8
Renter occupied 30
Vacant housing units 19
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 2
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 208
1-unit, attached 4
2 to 4 units 3
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 1
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 158
Less than $50,000 146
$50,000 to $99,999 11
$100,000 to $149,999 1
$150,000 to $199,999 0
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 26,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 24
Less than $250 20
$250 to $499 4
$500 to $749 0
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 221
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 158
White 157
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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) 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