Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: North Strabane township


Total Population 8,157 SEX Male 3,990 Female 4,167 AGE Under 5 years 504 5 to 17 years 1,278 18 to 20 years 273 21 to 24 years 331 25 to 44 years 2,571 45 to 54 years 1,021 55 to 59 years 423 60 to 64 years 485 65 to 74 years 830 75 to 84 years 344 85 years and over 97 Median age 38.2 Under 18 years 1,782 Percent of total population 21.8 65 years and over 1,271 Percent of total population 15.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,040 Family households (families) 2,381 Married-couple families 2,022 Percent of total households 66.5 Other family, male householder 87 Other family, female householder 272 Nonfamily households 659 Percent of total households 21.7 Householder living alone 589 Householder 65 years and over 248 Persons living in households 7,996 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 161 Institutionalized persons 132 Other persons in group quarters 29 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 7,931 Black 183 Percent of total population 2.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 29 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 14 Hispanic Origin (any race) 33 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,186 Occupied housing units 3,040 Owner occupied 2,566 Percent owner occupied 84.4 Renter occupied 474 Vacant housing units 146 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 20 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,474 1-unit, attached 371 2 to 4 units 94 5 to 9 units 59 10 or more units 15 Mobile home, trailer, other 173 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,120 Less than $50,000 422 $50,000 to $99,999 1,278 $100,000 to $149,999 245 $150,000 to $199,999 107 $200,000 to $299,999 58 $300,000 or more 10 Median (dollars) 71,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 395 Less than $250 96 $250 to $499 245 $500 to $749 51 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 328 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,120 White 2,066 Black 50 Percent of occupied units 2.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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