Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Brecknock township


Total Population 3,770 SEX Male 1,913 Female 1,857 AGE Under 5 years 279 5 to 17 years 783 18 to 20 years 127 21 to 24 years 152 25 to 44 years 1,337 45 to 54 years 434 55 to 59 years 170 60 to 64 years 160 65 to 74 years 196 75 to 84 years 99 85 years and over 33 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 1,062 Percent of total population 28.2 65 years and over 328 Percent of total population 8.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,300 Family households (families) 1,082 Married-couple families 992 Percent of total households 76.3 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 54 Nonfamily households 218 Percent of total households 16.8 Householder living alone 179 Householder 65 years and over 72 Persons living in households 3,770 Persons per household 2.90 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,714 Black 23 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 26 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 43 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,332 Occupied housing units 1,300 Owner occupied 1,157 Percent owner occupied 89.0 Renter occupied 143 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,152 1-unit, attached 16 2 to 4 units 38 5 to 9 units 11 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 115 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 879 Less than $50,000 56 $50,000 to $99,999 286 $100,000 to $149,999 323 $150,000 to $199,999 154 $200,000 to $299,999 56 $300,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 113,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 101 Less than $250 26 $250 to $499 71 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 331 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 879 White 868 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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