Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Potter

Municipality: West Branch township


Total Population 286 SEX Male 135 Female 151 AGE Under 5 years 8 5 to 17 years 46 18 to 20 years 10 21 to 24 years 4 25 to 44 years 71 45 to 54 years 34 55 to 59 years 24 60 to 64 years 13 65 to 74 years 51 75 to 84 years 19 85 years and over 6 Median age 46.1 Under 18 years 54 Percent of total population 18.9 65 years and over 76 Percent of total population 26.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 118 Family households (families) 90 Married-couple families 83 Percent of total households 70.3 Other family, male householder 3 Other family, female householder 4 Nonfamily households 28 Percent of total households 23.7 Householder living alone 24 Householder 65 years and over 14 Persons living in households 286 Persons per household 2.42 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 285 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 524 Occupied housing units 118 Owner occupied 105 Percent owner occupied 89.0 Renter occupied 13 Vacant housing units 406 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 371 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 18.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 0 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 369 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 0 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 154 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 48 Less than $50,000 24 $50,000 to $99,999 20 $100,000 to $149,999 4 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 47,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 3 Less than $250 0 $250 to $499 3 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 288 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 48 White 47 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 2.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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