Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Berks
Municipality: Douglass township
Total Population 3,570
SEX
Male 1,813
Female 1,757
AGE
Under 5 years 208
5 to 17 years 783
18 to 20 years 165
21 to 24 years 160
25 to 44 years 1,176
45 to 54 years 367
55 to 59 years 194
60 to 64 years 177
65 to 74 years 221
75 to 84 years 100
85 years and over 19
Median age 33.3
Under 18 years 991
Percent of total population 27.8
65 years and over 340
Percent of total population 9.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,193
Family households (families) 965
Married-couple families 870
Percent of total households 72.9
Other family, male householder 27
Other family, female householder 68
Nonfamily households 228
Percent of total households 19.1
Householder living alone 191
Householder 65 years and over 73
Persons living in households 3,342
Persons per household 2.80
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 228
Institutionalized persons 228
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,121
Black 433
Percent of total population 12.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 8
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 18
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,228
Occupied housing units 1,193
Owner occupied 1,005
Percent owner occupied 84.2
Renter occupied 188
Vacant housing units 35
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 11
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,052
1-unit, attached 37
2 to 4 units 43
5 to 9 units 17
10 or more units 20
Mobile home, trailer, other 59
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 832
Less than $50,000 55
$50,000 to $99,999 339
$100,000 to $149,999 314
$150,000 to $199,999 84
$200,000 to $299,999 39
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 102,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 151
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 112
$500 to $749 16
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 347
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 832
White 779
Black 53
Percent of occupied units 6.4
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