Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Jefferson

Municipality: Brockway borough


Total Population 2,207 SEX Male 1,047 Female 1,160 AGE Under 5 years 153 5 to 17 years 393 18 to 20 years 81 21 to 24 years 100 25 to 44 years 609 45 to 54 years 182 55 to 59 years 108 60 to 64 years 127 65 to 74 years 269 75 to 84 years 158 85 years and over 27 Median age 36.5 Under 18 years 546 Percent of total population 24.7 65 years and over 454 Percent of total population 20.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 903 Family households (families) 623 Married-couple families 503 Percent of total households 55.7 Other family, male householder 23 Other family, female householder 97 Nonfamily households 280 Percent of total households 31.0 Householder living alone 260 Householder 65 years and over 169 Persons living in households 2,207 Persons per household 2.44 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,204 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 999 Occupied housing units 903 Owner occupied 600 Percent owner occupied 66.4 Renter occupied 303 Vacant housing units 96 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 699 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 138 5 to 9 units 64 10 or more units 70 Mobile home, trailer, other 21 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 546 Less than $50,000 300 $50,000 to $99,999 222 $100,000 to $149,999 18 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 47,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 279 Less than $250 204 $250 to $499 75 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 196 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 546 White 546 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