Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Washington

Municipality: West Pike Run township


Total Population 1,818 SEX Male 905 Female 913 AGE Under 5 years 97 5 to 17 years 331 18 to 20 years 68 21 to 24 years 73 25 to 44 years 534 45 to 54 years 191 55 to 59 years 101 60 to 64 years 94 65 to 74 years 218 75 to 84 years 96 85 years and over 15 Median age 38.3 Under 18 years 428 Percent of total population 23.5 65 years and over 329 Percent of total population 18.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 690 Family households (families) 535 Married-couple families 452 Percent of total households 65.5 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 62 Nonfamily households 155 Percent of total households 22.5 Householder living alone 141 Householder 65 years and over 87 Persons living in households 1,818 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,734 Black 80 Percent of total population 4.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 9 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 749 Occupied housing units 690 Owner occupied 597 Percent owner occupied 86.5 Renter occupied 93 Vacant housing units 59 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 621 1-unit, attached 47 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 71 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 414 Less than $50,000 284 $50,000 to $99,999 119 $100,000 to $149,999 10 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 36,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 53 Less than $250 37 $250 to $499 15 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 202 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 414 White 398 Black 15 Percent of occupied units 3.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 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) 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