Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Union

Municipality: West Buffalo township


Total Population 2,254 SEX Male 1,152 Female 1,102 AGE Under 5 years 229 5 to 17 years 534 18 to 20 years 84 21 to 24 years 118 25 to 44 years 700 45 to 54 years 237 55 to 59 years 98 60 to 64 years 75 65 to 74 years 127 75 to 84 years 44 85 years and over 8 Median age 29.5 Under 18 years 763 Percent of total population 33.9 65 years and over 179 Percent of total population 7.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 739 Family households (families) 611 Married-couple families 531 Percent of total households 71.9 Other family, male householder 28 Other family, female householder 52 Nonfamily households 128 Percent of total households 17.3 Householder living alone 111 Householder 65 years and over 45 Persons living in households 2,254 Persons per household 3.05 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,244 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 824 Occupied housing units 739 Owner occupied 644 Percent owner occupied 87.1 Renter occupied 95 Vacant housing units 85 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 60 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.3 Units with over 1 person per room 26 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 538 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 8 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 270 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 315 Less than $50,000 103 $50,000 to $99,999 183 $100,000 to $149,999 18 $150,000 to $199,999 7 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 61,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 61 Less than $250 30 $250 to $499 31 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 252 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 315 White 315 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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