Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Bechtelsville borough


Total Population 884 SEX Male 425 Female 459 AGE Under 5 years 61 5 to 17 years 186 18 to 20 years 27 21 to 24 years 52 25 to 44 years 316 45 to 54 years 86 55 to 59 years 36 60 to 64 years 39 65 to 74 years 52 75 to 84 years 23 85 years and over 6 Median age 31.0 Under 18 years 247 Percent of total population 27.9 65 years and over 81 Percent of total population 9.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 310 Family households (families) 243 Married-couple families 198 Percent of total households 63.9 Other family, male householder 14 Other family, female householder 31 Nonfamily households 67 Percent of total households 21.6 Householder living alone 57 Householder 65 years and over 23 Persons living in households 884 Persons per household 2.85 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 884 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) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 318 Occupied housing units 310 Owner occupied 236 Percent owner occupied 76.1 Renter occupied 74 Vacant housing units 8 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 159 1-unit, attached 102 2 to 4 units 28 5 to 9 units 23 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 5 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 213 Less than $50,000 6 $50,000 to $99,999 129 $100,000 to $149,999 69 $150,000 to $199,999 8 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 92,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 68 Less than $250 3 $250 to $499 57 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 365 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 213 White 213 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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