Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Westmoreland

Municipality: East Huntingdon township


Total Population 7,708 SEX Male 3,753 Female 3,955 AGE Under 5 years 530 5 to 17 years 1,356 18 to 20 years 329 21 to 24 years 443 25 to 44 years 2,324 45 to 54 years 862 55 to 59 years 425 60 to 64 years 417 65 to 74 years 618 75 to 84 years 300 85 years and over 104 Median age 34.7 Under 18 years 1,886 Percent of total population 24.5 65 years and over 1,022 Percent of total population 13.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,902 Family households (families) 2,241 Married-couple families 1,826 Percent of total households 62.9 Other family, male householder 90 Other family, female householder 325 Nonfamily households 661 Percent of total households 22.8 Householder living alone 601 Householder 65 years and over 298 Persons living in households 7,679 Persons per household 2.65 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 29 Institutionalized persons 29 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 7,636 Black 45 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,108 Occupied housing units 2,902 Owner occupied 2,308 Percent owner occupied 79.5 Renter occupied 594 Vacant housing units 206 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 43 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,079 1-unit, attached 32 2 to 4 units 111 5 to 9 units 75 10 or more units 112 Mobile home, trailer, other 699 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,480 Less than $50,000 701 $50,000 to $99,999 693 $100,000 to $149,999 62 $150,000 to $199,999 11 $200,000 to $299,999 10 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 51,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 483 Less than $250 363 $250 to $499 118 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 181 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,480 White 1,475 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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