Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Berks
Municipality: Heidelberg township
Total Population 1,513
SEX
Male 745
Female 768
AGE
Under 5 years 86
5 to 17 years 308
18 to 20 years 68
21 to 24 years 65
25 to 44 years 444
45 to 54 years 207
55 to 59 years 74
60 to 64 years 71
65 to 74 years 137
75 to 84 years 42
85 years and over 11
Median age 36.4
Under 18 years 394
Percent of total population 26.0
65 years and over 190
Percent of total population 12.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 507
Family households (families) 414
Married-couple families 375
Percent of total households 74.0
Other family, male householder 11
Other family, female householder 28
Nonfamily households 93
Percent of total households 18.3
Householder living alone 76
Householder 65 years and over 37
Persons living in households 1,398
Persons per household 2.76
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 115
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 115
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,451
Black 50
Percent of total population 3.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 7
Percent of total population 0.5
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 13
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 524
Occupied housing units 507
Owner occupied 431
Percent owner occupied 85.0
Renter occupied 76
Vacant housing units 17
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 5
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 460
1-unit, attached 17
2 to 4 units 18
5 to 9 units 7
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 22
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 348
Less than $50,000 25
$50,000 to $99,999 193
$100,000 to $149,999 102
$150,000 to $199,999 23
$200,000 to $299,999 4
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 91,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 50
Less than $250 16
$250 to $499 29
$500 to $749 4
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 300
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 348
White 347
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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