Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Snyder

Municipality: West Beaver township


Total Population 1,096 SEX Male 545 Female 551 AGE Under 5 years 89 5 to 17 years 253 18 to 20 years 45 21 to 24 years 64 25 to 44 years 343 45 to 54 years 110 55 to 59 years 46 60 to 64 years 59 65 to 74 years 49 75 to 84 years 32 85 years and over 6 Median age 30.2 Under 18 years 342 Percent of total population 31.2 65 years and over 87 Percent of total population 7.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 357 Family households (families) 304 Married-couple families 261 Percent of total households 73.1 Other family, male householder 19 Other family, female householder 24 Nonfamily households 53 Percent of total households 14.8 Householder living alone 44 Householder 65 years and over 13 Persons living in households 1,096 Persons per household 3.07 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,096 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 436 Occupied housing units 357 Owner occupied 316 Percent owner occupied 88.5 Renter occupied 41 Vacant housing units 79 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 59 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 322 1-unit, attached 13 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 86 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 155 Less than $50,000 92 $50,000 to $99,999 63 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 44,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 25 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 2 $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 155 White 155 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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