Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Bally borough


Total Population 973 SEX Male 480 Female 493 AGE Under 5 years 65 5 to 17 years 152 18 to 20 years 41 21 to 24 years 52 25 to 44 years 283 45 to 54 years 113 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 47 65 to 74 years 108 75 to 84 years 46 85 years and over 17 Median age 36.7 Under 18 years 217 Percent of total population 22.3 65 years and over 171 Percent of total population 17.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 355 Family households (families) 281 Married-couple families 230 Percent of total households 64.8 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 35 Nonfamily households 74 Percent of total households 20.8 Householder living alone 66 Householder 65 years and over 42 Persons living in households 973 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 973 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 6 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 370 Occupied housing units 355 Owner occupied 288 Percent owner occupied 81.1 Renter occupied 67 Vacant housing units 15 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 270 1-unit, attached 51 2 to 4 units 35 5 to 9 units 6 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 8 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 259 Less than $50,000 18 $50,000 to $99,999 132 $100,000 to $149,999 87 $150,000 to $199,999 18 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 95,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 62 Less than $250 10 $250 to $499 47 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 390 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 259 White 259 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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