Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northumberland

Municipality: Watsontown borough


Total Population 2,310 SEX Male 1,067 Female 1,243 AGE Under 5 years 139 5 to 17 years 332 18 to 20 years 97 21 to 24 years 126 25 to 44 years 683 45 to 54 years 232 55 to 59 years 104 60 to 64 years 132 65 to 74 years 234 75 to 84 years 156 85 years and over 75 Median age 37.7 Under 18 years 471 Percent of total population 20.4 65 years and over 465 Percent of total population 20.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 965 Family households (families) 653 Married-couple families 542 Percent of total households 56.2 Other family, male householder 26 Other family, female householder 85 Nonfamily households 312 Percent of total households 32.3 Householder living alone 278 Householder 65 years and over 140 Persons living in households 2,238 Persons per household 2.32 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 72 Institutionalized persons 72 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,296 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 4 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,017 Occupied housing units 965 Owner occupied 561 Percent owner occupied 58.1 Renter occupied 404 Vacant housing units 52 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 565 1-unit, attached 135 2 to 4 units 183 5 to 9 units 68 10 or more units 27 Mobile home, trailer, other 39 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 482 Less than $50,000 218 $50,000 to $99,999 243 $100,000 to $149,999 17 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 52,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 380 Less than $250 271 $250 to $499 109 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 210 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 482 White 481 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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