Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: Hempfield township


Total Population 3,826 SEX Male 1,799 Female 2,027 AGE Under 5 years 207 5 to 17 years 654 18 to 20 years 106 21 to 24 years 112 25 to 44 years 1,009 45 to 54 years 398 55 to 59 years 218 60 to 64 years 294 65 to 74 years 468 75 to 84 years 225 85 years and over 135 Median age 42.0 Under 18 years 861 Percent of total population 22.5 65 years and over 828 Percent of total population 21.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,461 Family households (families) 1,117 Married-couple families 997 Percent of total households 68.2 Other family, male householder 33 Other family, female householder 87 Nonfamily households 344 Percent of total households 23.5 Householder living alone 317 Householder 65 years and over 186 Persons living in households 3,685 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 141 Institutionalized persons 141 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,778 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 36 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,503 Occupied housing units 1,461 Owner occupied 1,232 Percent owner occupied 84.3 Renter occupied 229 Vacant housing units 42 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,270 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 80 5 to 9 units 38 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 102 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,018 Less than $50,000 426 $50,000 to $99,999 472 $100,000 to $149,999 84 $150,000 to $199,999 20 $200,000 to $299,999 12 $300,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 55,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 203 Less than $250 60 $250 to $499 127 $500 to $749 15 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 299 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,018 White 1,010 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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