Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Fleetwood borough


Total Population 3,478 SEX Male 1,675 Female 1,803 AGE Under 5 years 232 5 to 17 years 541 18 to 20 years 118 21 to 24 years 174 25 to 44 years 1,079 45 to 54 years 389 55 to 59 years 196 60 to 64 years 190 65 to 74 years 307 75 to 84 years 198 85 years and over 54 Median age 37.1 Under 18 years 773 Percent of total population 22.2 65 years and over 559 Percent of total population 16.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,371 Family households (families) 1,018 Married-couple families 888 Percent of total households 64.8 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 101 Nonfamily households 353 Percent of total households 25.7 Householder living alone 305 Householder 65 years and over 155 Persons living in households 3,457 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 21 Institutionalized persons 21 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,443 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 12 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 17 Hispanic Origin (any race) 24 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,412 Occupied housing units 1,371 Owner occupied 1,105 Percent owner occupied 80.6 Renter occupied 266 Vacant housing units 41 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 752 1-unit, attached 448 2 to 4 units 149 5 to 9 units 22 10 or more units 20 Mobile home, trailer, other 21 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,020 Less than $50,000 128 $50,000 to $99,999 594 $100,000 to $149,999 242 $150,000 to $199,999 49 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 84,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 245 Less than $250 73 $250 to $499 154 $500 to $749 18 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 319 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,020 White 1,012 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 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