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