Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Westmoreland

Municipality: Seward borough


Total Population 522 SEX Male 250 Female 272 AGE Under 5 years 23 5 to 17 years 100 18 to 20 years 21 21 to 24 years 22 25 to 44 years 146 45 to 54 years 55 55 to 59 years 34 60 to 64 years 33 65 to 74 years 55 75 to 84 years 24 85 years and over 9 Median age 36.6 Under 18 years 123 Percent of total population 23.6 65 years and over 88 Percent of total population 16.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 209 Family households (families) 143 Married-couple families 118 Percent of total households 56.5 Other family, male householder 5 Other family, female householder 20 Nonfamily households 66 Percent of total households 31.6 Householder living alone 61 Householder 65 years and over 35 Persons living in households 522 Persons per household 2.50 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 520 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 3 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 224 Occupied housing units 209 Owner occupied 165 Percent owner occupied 78.9 Renter occupied 44 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 151 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 32 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 32 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 122 Less than $50,000 97 $50,000 to $99,999 25 $100,000 to $149,999 0 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 36,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 38 Less than $250 31 $250 to $499 7 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 207 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 122 White 121 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.8 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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