Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Warren
Municipality: Brokenstraw township
Total Population 1,962
SEX
Male 918
Female 1,044
AGE
Under 5 years 128
5 to 17 years 321
18 to 20 years 61
21 to 24 years 70
25 to 44 years 491
45 to 54 years 223
55 to 59 years 115
60 to 64 years 111
65 to 74 years 219
75 to 84 years 130
85 years and over 93
Median age 40.9
Under 18 years 449
Percent of total population 22.9
65 years and over 442
Percent of total population 22.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 698
Family households (families) 530
Married-couple families 462
Percent of total households 66.2
Other family, male householder 19
Other family, female householder 49
Nonfamily households 168
Percent of total households 24.1
Householder living alone 156
Householder 65 years and over 104
Persons living in households 1,760
Persons per household 2.52
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 202
Institutionalized persons 202
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,960
Black 0
Percent of total population 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic Origin (any race) 2
Percent of total population 0.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 887
Occupied housing units 698
Owner occupied 580
Percent owner occupied 83.1
Renter occupied 118
Vacant housing units 189
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 156
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 7
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 594
1-unit, attached 2
2 to 4 units 14
5 to 9 units 1
10 or more units 47
Mobile home, trailer, other 229
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 318
Less than $50,000 196
$50,000 to $99,999 118
$100,000 to $149,999 2
$150,000 to $199,999 2
$200,000 to $299,999 0
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 42,000
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 96
Less than $250 76
$250 to $499 17
$500 to $749 3
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 187
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 318
White 317
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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