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