Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Bethany borough


Total Population 238 SEX Male 111 Female 127 AGE Under 5 years 21 5 to 17 years 34 18 to 20 years 5 21 to 24 years 10 25 to 44 years 63 45 to 54 years 30 55 to 59 years 11 60 to 64 years 16 65 to 74 years 23 75 to 84 years 18 85 years and over 7 Median age 40.9 Under 18 years 55 Percent of total population 23.1 65 years and over 48 Percent of total population 20.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 102 Family households (families) 70 Married-couple families 62 Percent of total households 60.8 Other family, male householder 2 Other family, female householder 6 Nonfamily households 32 Percent of total households 31.4 Householder living alone 31 Householder 65 years and over 14 Persons living in households 238 Persons per household 2.33 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 237 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 117 Occupied housing units 102 Owner occupied 85 Percent owner occupied 83.3 Renter occupied 17 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 15.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.6 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 103 1-unit, attached 0 2 to 4 units 13 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 1 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 77 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 38 $100,000 to $149,999 21 $150,000 to $199,999 7 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 96,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 11 Less than $250 1 $250 to $499 10 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 356 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 77 White 77 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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