Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Westmoreland
Municipality: Penn township
Total Population 15,945
SEX
Male 7,801
Female 8,144
AGE
Under 5 years 1,101
5 to 17 years 3,168
18 to 20 years 573
21 to 24 years 663
25 to 44 years 5,210
45 to 54 years 1,880
55 to 59 years 706
60 to 64 years 711
65 to 74 years 1,255
75 to 84 years 568
85 years and over 110
Median age 35.7
Under 18 years 4,269
Percent of total population 26.8
65 years and over 1,933
Percent of total population 12.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 5,486
Family households (families) 4,630
Married-couple families 4,125
Percent of total households 75.2
Other family, male householder 120
Other family, female householder 385
Nonfamily households 856
Percent of total households 15.6
Householder living alone 772
Householder 65 years and over 416
Persons living in households 15,945
Persons per household 2.91
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 15,794
Black 73
Percent of total population 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 63
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 8
Hispanic Origin (any race) 59
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 5,640
Occupied housing units 5,486
Owner occupied 4,992
Percent owner occupied 91.0
Renter occupied 494
Vacant housing units 154
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 37
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 5,158
1-unit, attached 48
2 to 4 units 140
5 to 9 units 25
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 268
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 4,421
Less than $50,000 982
$50,000 to $99,999 2,634
$100,000 to $149,999 644
$150,000 to $199,999 122
$200,000 to $299,999 32
$300,000 or more 7
Median (dollars) 69,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 411
Less than $250 135
$250 to $499 250
$500 to $749 23
$750 to $999 2
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 288
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 4,421
White 4,397
Black 10
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 9
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 3
Hispanic origin (of any race) 10
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