Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Westmoreland

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 7,725 SEX Male 3,798 Female 3,927 AGE Under 5 years 518 5 to 17 years 1,384 18 to 20 years 244 21 to 24 years 317 25 to 44 years 2,502 45 to 54 years 905 55 to 59 years 385 60 to 64 years 377 65 to 74 years 578 75 to 84 years 330 85 years and over 185 Median age 36.2 Under 18 years 1,902 Percent of total population 24.6 65 years and over 1,093 Percent of total population 14.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,748 Family households (families) 2,233 Married-couple families 2,016 Percent of total households 73.4 Other family, male householder 65 Other family, female householder 152 Nonfamily households 515 Percent of total households 18.7 Householder living alone 453 Householder 65 years and over 199 Persons living in households 7,495 Persons per household 2.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 230 Institutionalized persons 161 Other persons in group quarters 69 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 7,641 Black 59 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 16 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 30 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,867 Occupied housing units 2,748 Owner occupied 2,430 Percent owner occupied 88.4 Renter occupied 318 Vacant housing units 119 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 34 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,110 1-unit, attached 34 2 to 4 units 59 5 to 9 units 27 10 or more units 6 Mobile home, trailer, other 631 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,585 Less than $50,000 339 $50,000 to $99,999 867 $100,000 to $149,999 292 $150,000 to $199,999 56 $200,000 to $299,999 29 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 71,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 264 Less than $250 117 $250 to $499 145 $500 to $749 2 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 264 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,585 White 1,577 Black 7 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 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