Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Venango

Municipality: Oil City city


Total Population 11,949 SEX Male 5,608 Female 6,341 AGE Under 5 years 839 5 to 17 years 2,149 18 to 20 years 402 21 to 24 years 590 25 to 44 years 3,540 45 to 54 years 1,066 55 to 59 years 527 60 to 64 years 701 65 to 74 years 1,185 75 to 84 years 705 85 years and over 245 Median age 35.8 Under 18 years 2,988 Percent of total population 25.0 65 years and over 2,135 Percent of total population 17.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,875 Family households (families) 3,210 Married-couple families 2,431 Percent of total households 49.9 Other family, male householder 175 Other family, female householder 604 Nonfamily households 1,665 Percent of total households 34.2 Householder living alone 1,479 Householder 65 years and over 770 Persons living in households 11,817 Persons per household 2.42 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 132 Institutionalized persons 120 Other persons in group quarters 12 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 11,831 Black 56 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 14 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 41 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 60 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,449 Occupied housing units 4,875 Owner occupied 3,005 Percent owner occupied 61.6 Renter occupied 1,870 Vacant housing units 574 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 26 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,641 1-unit, attached 85 2 to 4 units 1,156 5 to 9 units 232 10 or more units 276 Mobile home, trailer, other 59 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,669 Less than $50,000 2,136 $50,000 to $99,999 397 $100,000 to $149,999 101 $150,000 to $199,999 16 $200,000 to $299,999 13 $300,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 30,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,748 Less than $250 1,254 $250 to $499 486 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 202 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,669 White 2,654 Black 10 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 11 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