Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Amwell township


Total Population 4,176 SEX Male 2,112 Female 2,064 AGE Under 5 years 339 5 to 17 years 822 18 to 20 years 146 21 to 24 years 153 25 to 44 years 1,427 45 to 54 years 485 55 to 59 years 221 60 to 64 years 161 65 to 74 years 286 75 to 84 years 118 85 years and over 18 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 1,161 Percent of total population 27.8 65 years and over 422 Percent of total population 10.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,465 Family households (families) 1,174 Married-couple families 1,032 Percent of total households 70.4 Other family, male householder 43 Other family, female householder 99 Nonfamily households 291 Percent of total households 19.9 Householder living alone 259 Householder 65 years and over 111 Persons living in households 4,176 Persons per household 2.85 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,151 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,529 Occupied housing units 1,465 Owner occupied 1,240 Percent owner occupied 84.6 Renter occupied 225 Vacant housing units 64 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 21 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,115 1-unit, attached 10 2 to 4 units 27 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 372 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 656 Less than $50,000 264 $50,000 to $99,999 347 $100,000 to $149,999 36 $150,000 to $199,999 9 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 56,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 148 Less than $250 76 $250 to $499 70 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 246 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 656 White 655 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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