Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Ellsworth borough


Total Population 1,048 SEX Male 497 Female 551 AGE Under 5 years 49 5 to 17 years 160 18 to 20 years 35 21 to 24 years 36 25 to 44 years 286 45 to 54 years 101 55 to 59 years 37 60 to 64 years 63 65 to 74 years 163 75 to 84 years 103 85 years and over 15 Median age 42.1 Under 18 years 209 Percent of total population 19.9 65 years and over 281 Percent of total population 26.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 459 Family households (families) 303 Married-couple families 234 Percent of total households 51.0 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 51 Nonfamily households 156 Percent of total households 34.0 Householder living alone 152 Householder 65 years and over 100 Persons living in households 1,048 Persons per household 2.28 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,026 Black 22 Percent of total population 2.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 493 Occupied housing units 459 Owner occupied 363 Percent owner occupied 79.1 Renter occupied 96 Vacant housing units 34 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 227 1-unit, attached 164 2 to 4 units 24 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 31 Mobile home, trailer, other 43 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 314 Less than $50,000 274 $50,000 to $99,999 38 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 25,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 88 Less than $250 67 $250 to $499 21 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 206 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 314 White 308 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 1.9 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