Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Exeter township


Total Population 17,260 SEX Male 8,390 Female 8,870 AGE Under 5 years 1,152 5 to 17 years 2,984 18 to 20 years 555 21 to 24 years 730 25 to 44 years 5,808 45 to 54 years 1,960 55 to 59 years 879 60 to 64 years 903 65 to 74 years 1,437 75 to 84 years 660 85 years and over 192 Median age 36.1 Under 18 years 4,136 Percent of total population 24.0 65 years and over 2,289 Percent of total population 13.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 6,408 Family households (families) 5,034 Married-couple families 4,458 Percent of total households 69.6 Other family, male householder 168 Other family, female householder 408 Nonfamily households 1,374 Percent of total households 21.4 Householder living alone 1,113 Householder 65 years and over 446 Persons living in households 17,107 Persons per household 2.67 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 153 Institutionalized persons 153 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 16,807 Black 247 Percent of total population 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 15 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 148 Percent of total population 0.9 Other race 43 Hispanic Origin (any race) 139 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 6,780 Occupied housing units 6,408 Owner occupied 5,560 Percent owner occupied 86.8 Renter occupied 848 Vacant housing units 372 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 42 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 4,909 1-unit, attached 677 2 to 4 units 200 5 to 9 units 134 10 or more units 327 Mobile home, trailer, other 533 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 4,667 Less than $50,000 234 $50,000 to $99,999 2,190 $100,000 to $149,999 1,670 $150,000 to $199,999 395 $200,000 to $299,999 130 $300,000 or more 48 Median (dollars) 98,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 771 Less than $250 84 $250 to $499 271 $500 to $749 397 $750 to $999 17 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 515 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 4,667 White 4,578 Black 49 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 31 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 8 Hispanic origin (of any race) 23 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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