Population Total population of the district in 1990 was 9,134 people. Average household size is 2 persons in the west end of the district, and only 1.34 persons in the east end of the district, reflecting the high proportion of elderly residents and single person households. Median age is 50 years. Median age of city residents is 35 years and average household size is 2.35 persons. Generally, highest incomes are in the far west, single-family detached house neighborhoods, and in the eastern end of the district, where there are new condominiums and townhouses.
Incomes are generally lower in the central section of the district near the railroad tracks.
Housing The percentage of owner-occupied housing units varies widely from west to east. Types of housing vary from west to east. The age of the housing stock varies. Generally, the section of the planning district west of Union Street is predominately low density residential development, consisting of detached and semi-detached housing on relatively large lots. The open character of the development is enhanced by park land, and former mansions along the west end of Pennsylvania Avenue, such as Gibralta the Towne Hill School athletic fields, and Mt. Salem cemetery.