Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Westmoreland

Municipality: West Leechburg borough


Total Population 1,359 SEX Male 660 Female 699 AGE Under 5 years 74 5 to 17 years 196 18 to 20 years 52 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 369 45 to 54 years 163 55 to 59 years 87 60 to 64 years 87 65 to 74 years 168 75 to 84 years 85 85 years and over 8 Median age 40.8 Under 18 years 270 Percent of total population 19.9 65 years and over 261 Percent of total population 19.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 553 Family households (families) 404 Married-couple families 346 Percent of total households 62.6 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 44 Nonfamily households 149 Percent of total households 26.9 Householder living alone 134 Householder 65 years and over 66 Persons living in households 1,359 Persons per household 2.46 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,347 Black 3 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 580 Occupied housing units 553 Owner occupied 470 Percent owner occupied 85.0 Renter occupied 83 Vacant housing units 27 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 1 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 504 1-unit, attached 10 2 to 4 units 43 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 18 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 429 Less than $50,000 173 $50,000 to $99,999 238 $100,000 to $149,999 15 $150,000 to $199,999 1 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 55,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 72 Less than $250 35 $250 to $499 37 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 256 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 429 White 425 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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