Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Monongahela city


Total Population 4,928 SEX Male 2,238 Female 2,690 AGE Under 5 years 219 5 to 17 years 644 18 to 20 years 173 21 to 24 years 224 25 to 44 years 1,310 45 to 54 years 479 55 to 59 years 232 60 to 64 years 371 65 to 74 years 714 75 to 84 years 448 85 years and over 114 Median age 43.2 Under 18 years 863 Percent of total population 17.5 65 years and over 1,276 Percent of total population 25.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,176 Family households (families) 1,411 Married-couple families 1,085 Percent of total households 49.9 Other family, male householder 70 Other family, female householder 256 Nonfamily households 765 Percent of total households 35.2 Householder living alone 727 Householder 65 years and over 441 Persons living in households 4,882 Persons per household 2.24 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 46 Institutionalized persons 32 Other persons in group quarters 14 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,697 Black 194 Percent of total population 3.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 15 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 11 Hispanic Origin (any race) 37 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,419 Occupied housing units 2,176 Owner occupied 1,417 Percent owner occupied 65.1 Renter occupied 759 Vacant housing units 243 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 18 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,557 1-unit, attached 96 2 to 4 units 514 5 to 9 units 72 10 or more units 133 Mobile home, trailer, other 47 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,248 Less than $50,000 904 $50,000 to $99,999 321 $100,000 to $149,999 16 $150,000 to $199,999 4 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 37,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 708 Less than $250 506 $250 to $499 199 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 204 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,248 White 1,200 Black 46 Percent of occupied units 3.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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