Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Westmoreland

Municipality: Loyalhanna township


Total Population 2,171 SEX Male 1,097 Female 1,074 AGE Under 5 years 182 5 to 17 years 416 18 to 20 years 72 21 to 24 years 114 25 to 44 years 718 45 to 54 years 207 55 to 59 years 95 60 to 64 years 101 65 to 74 years 175 75 to 84 years 71 85 years and over 20 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 598 Percent of total population 27.5 65 years and over 266 Percent of total population 12.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 800 Family households (families) 613 Married-couple families 505 Percent of total households 63.1 Other family, male householder 23 Other family, female householder 85 Nonfamily households 187 Percent of total households 23.4 Householder living alone 170 Householder 65 years and over 64 Persons living in households 2,171 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,149 Black 16 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 19 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 907 Occupied housing units 800 Owner occupied 639 Percent owner occupied 79.9 Renter occupied 161 Vacant housing units 107 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 51 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 15 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 638 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 18 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 32 Mobile home, trailer, other 210 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 392 Less than $50,000 225 $50,000 to $99,999 157 $100,000 to $149,999 8 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 45,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 102 Less than $250 72 $250 to $499 29 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 185 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 392 White 390 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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) 4 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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