Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Greenville borough


Total Population 6,734 SEX Male 3,140 Female 3,594 AGE Under 5 years 396 5 to 17 years 1,070 18 to 20 years 659 21 to 24 years 511 25 to 44 years 1,776 45 to 54 years 608 55 to 59 years 285 60 to 64 years 337 65 to 74 years 597 75 to 84 years 376 85 years and over 119 Median age 33.0 Under 18 years 1,466 Percent of total population 21.8 65 years and over 1,092 Percent of total population 16.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,628 Family households (families) 1,657 Married-couple families 1,262 Percent of total households 48.0 Other family, male householder 74 Other family, female householder 321 Nonfamily households 971 Percent of total households 36.9 Householder living alone 885 Householder 65 years and over 455 Persons living in households 6,097 Persons per household 2.32 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 637 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 637 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,591 Black 80 Percent of total population 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 13 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 41 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 24 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,859 Occupied housing units 2,628 Owner occupied 1,509 Percent owner occupied 57.4 Renter occupied 1,119 Vacant housing units 231 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,822 1-unit, attached 62 2 to 4 units 640 5 to 9 units 93 10 or more units 181 Mobile home, trailer, other 61 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,344 Less than $50,000 1,036 $50,000 to $99,999 282 $100,000 to $149,999 19 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 3 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 34,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,062 Less than $250 703 $250 to $499 353 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 212 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,344 White 1,332 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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