Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: Somerset township


Total Population 2,947 SEX Male 1,497 Female 1,450 AGE Under 5 years 160 5 to 17 years 588 18 to 20 years 103 21 to 24 years 124 25 to 44 years 941 45 to 54 years 352 55 to 59 years 135 60 to 64 years 173 65 to 74 years 239 75 to 84 years 118 85 years and over 14 Median age 35.8 Under 18 years 748 Percent of total population 25.4 65 years and over 371 Percent of total population 12.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,083 Family households (families) 862 Married-couple families 735 Percent of total households 67.9 Other family, male householder 35 Other family, female householder 92 Nonfamily households 221 Percent of total households 20.4 Householder living alone 196 Householder 65 years and over 84 Persons living in households 2,947 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,923 Black 18 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,135 Occupied housing units 1,083 Owner occupied 880 Percent owner occupied 81.3 Renter occupied 203 Vacant housing units 52 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 849 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 32 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 14 Mobile home, trailer, other 230 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 508 Less than $50,000 166 $50,000 to $99,999 306 $100,000 to $149,999 28 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 59,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 151 Less than $250 91 $250 to $499 60 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 233 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 508 White 503 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 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