Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Mercer

Municipality: South Pymatuning township


Total Population 2,775 SEX Male 1,384 Female 1,391 AGE Under 5 years 148 5 to 17 years 462 18 to 20 years 88 21 to 24 years 120 25 to 44 years 803 45 to 54 years 326 55 to 59 years 150 60 to 64 years 215 65 to 74 years 319 75 to 84 years 123 85 years and over 21 Median age 39.6 Under 18 years 610 Percent of total population 22.0 65 years and over 463 Percent of total population 16.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,051 Family households (families) 868 Married-couple families 763 Percent of total households 72.6 Other family, male householder 23 Other family, female householder 82 Nonfamily households 183 Percent of total households 17.4 Householder living alone 166 Householder 65 years and over 83 Persons living in households 2,775 Persons per household 2.64 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,757 Black 14 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,076 Occupied housing units 1,051 Owner occupied 938 Percent owner occupied 89.2 Renter occupied 113 Vacant housing units 25 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 972 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 37 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 10 Mobile home, trailer, other 45 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 766 Less than $50,000 370 $50,000 to $99,999 342 $100,000 to $149,999 43 $150,000 to $199,999 7 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 51,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 87 Less than $250 38 $250 to $499 46 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 259 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 766 White 762 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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