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