Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Burgettstown borough


Total Population 1,634 SEX Male 744 Female 890 AGE Under 5 years 78 5 to 17 years 251 18 to 20 years 54 21 to 24 years 71 25 to 44 years 440 45 to 54 years 166 55 to 59 years 77 60 to 64 years 110 65 to 74 years 229 75 to 84 years 135 85 years and over 23 Median age 41.0 Under 18 years 329 Percent of total population 20.1 65 years and over 387 Percent of total population 23.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 685 Family households (families) 486 Married-couple families 376 Percent of total households 54.9 Other family, male householder 23 Other family, female householder 87 Nonfamily households 199 Percent of total households 29.1 Householder living alone 190 Householder 65 years and over 118 Persons living in households 1,634 Persons per household 2.39 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,602 Black 21 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.6 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 49 Percent of total population 3.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 739 Occupied housing units 685 Owner occupied 459 Percent owner occupied 67.0 Renter occupied 226 Vacant housing units 54 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 530 1-unit, attached 14 2 to 4 units 123 5 to 9 units 32 10 or more units 21 Mobile home, trailer, other 19 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 398 Less than $50,000 228 $50,000 to $99,999 159 $100,000 to $149,999 10 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 47,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 207 Less than $250 129 $250 to $499 78 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 227 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 398 White 392 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 1.5 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) 11 Percent of occupied units 2.8 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