Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Westmoreland
Municipality: South Huntingdon township
Total Population 6,352
SEX
Male 3,142
Female 3,210
AGE
Under 5 years 341
5 to 17 years 1,094
18 to 20 years 274
21 to 24 years 295
25 to 44 years 1,934
45 to 54 years 733
55 to 59 years 309
60 to 64 years 372
65 to 74 years 652
75 to 84 years 293
85 years and over 55
Median age 37.2
Under 18 years 1,435
Percent of total population 22.6
65 years and over 1,000
Percent of total population 15.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,395
Family households (families) 1,895
Married-couple families 1,609
Percent of total households 67.2
Other family, male householder 91
Other family, female householder 195
Nonfamily households 500
Percent of total households 20.9
Householder living alone 460
Householder 65 years and over 250
Persons living in households 6,352
Persons per household 2.65
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 6,277
Black 60
Percent of total population 0.9
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 9
Percent of total population 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic Origin (any race) 28
Percent of total population 0.4
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,557
Occupied housing units 2,395
Owner occupied 1,995
Percent owner occupied 83.3
Renter occupied 400
Vacant housing units 162
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 37
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,961
1-unit, attached 36
2 to 4 units 124
5 to 9 units 6
10 or more units 2
Mobile home, trailer, other 428
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,329
Less than $50,000 667
$50,000 to $99,999 583
$100,000 to $149,999 59
$150,000 to $199,999 13
$200,000 to $299,999 6
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 49,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 302
Less than $250 222
$250 to $499 77
$500 to $749 2
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 209
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,329
White 1,314
Black 13
Percent of occupied units 1.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 8
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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