Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Schuylkill
Municipality: West Penn township
Total Population 3,693
SEX
Male 1,866
Female 1,827
AGE
Under 5 years 219
5 to 17 years 700
18 to 20 years 138
21 to 24 years 172
25 to 44 years 1,145
45 to 54 years 417
55 to 59 years 170
60 to 64 years 189
65 to 74 years 346
75 to 84 years 166
85 years and over 31
Median age 36.3
Under 18 years 919
Percent of total population 24.9
65 years and over 543
Percent of total population 14.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,348
Family households (families) 1,059
Married-couple families 944
Percent of total households 70.0
Other family, male householder 39
Other family, female householder 76
Nonfamily households 289
Percent of total households 21.4
Householder living alone 254
Householder 65 years and over 117
Persons living in households 3,693
Persons per household 2.74
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,663
Black 7
Percent of total population 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 14
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 9
Hispanic Origin (any race) 29
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,493
Occupied housing units 1,348
Owner occupied 1,126
Percent owner occupied 83.5
Renter occupied 222
Vacant housing units 145
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 43
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 11
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,135
1-unit, attached 36
2 to 4 units 87
5 to 9 units 21
10 or more units 3
Mobile home, trailer, other 211
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 675
Less than $50,000 110
$50,000 to $99,999 336
$100,000 to $149,999 163
$150,000 to $199,999 43
$200,000 to $299,999 22
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 84,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 132
Less than $250 59
$250 to $499 70
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 262
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 675
White 674
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 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 3
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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