Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Westmoreland
Municipality: Salem township
Total Population 7,282
SEX
Male 3,591
Female 3,691
AGE
Under 5 years 467
5 to 17 years 1,081
18 to 20 years 255
21 to 24 years 363
25 to 44 years 2,173
45 to 54 years 823
55 to 59 years 393
60 to 64 years 467
65 to 74 years 780
75 to 84 years 377
85 years and over 103
Median age 37.8
Under 18 years 1,548
Percent of total population 21.3
65 years and over 1,260
Percent of total population 17.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,880
Family households (families) 2,126
Married-couple families 1,830
Percent of total households 63.5
Other family, male householder 91
Other family, female householder 205
Nonfamily households 754
Percent of total households 26.2
Householder living alone 694
Householder 65 years and over 342
Persons living in households 7,218
Persons per household 2.51
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 64
Institutionalized persons 48
Other persons in group quarters 16
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 7,131
Black 120
Percent of total population 1.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 12
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 12
Hispanic Origin (any race) 19
Percent of total population 0.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,071
Occupied housing units 2,880
Owner occupied 2,422
Percent owner occupied 84.1
Renter occupied 458
Vacant housing units 191
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 30
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,773
1-unit, attached 198
2 to 4 units 117
5 to 9 units 4
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 978
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,303
Less than $50,000 477
$50,000 to $99,999 652
$100,000 to $149,999 128
$150,000 to $199,999 38
$200,000 to $299,999 5
$300,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 59,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 346
Less than $250 203
$250 to $499 136
$500 to $749 7
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 237
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,303
White 1,272
Black 30
Percent of occupied units 2.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 2
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