Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Schuylkill

Municipality: St. Clair borough


Total Population 3,524 SEX Male 1,632 Female 1,892 AGE Under 5 years 162 5 to 17 years 472 18 to 20 years 142 21 to 24 years 181 25 to 44 years 873 45 to 54 years 343 55 to 59 years 198 60 to 64 years 270 65 to 74 years 553 75 to 84 years 263 85 years and over 67 Median age 43.3 Under 18 years 634 Percent of total population 18.0 65 years and over 883 Percent of total population 25.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,539 Family households (families) 994 Married-couple families 724 Percent of total households 47.0 Other family, male householder 57 Other family, female householder 213 Nonfamily households 545 Percent of total households 35.4 Householder living alone 508 Householder 65 years and over 318 Persons living in households 3,524 Persons per household 2.29 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,517 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,653 Occupied housing units 1,539 Owner occupied 1,118 Percent owner occupied 72.6 Renter occupied 421 Vacant housing units 114 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 698 1-unit, attached 635 2 to 4 units 205 5 to 9 units 45 10 or more units 32 Mobile home, trailer, other 38 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 994 Less than $50,000 823 $50,000 to $99,999 156 $100,000 to $149,999 12 $150,000 to $199,999 3 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 31,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 379 Less than $250 243 $250 to $499 135 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 216 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 994 White 992 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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