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