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