Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Hereford township


Total Population 3,026 SEX Male 1,555 Female 1,471 AGE Under 5 years 249 5 to 17 years 563 18 to 20 years 109 21 to 24 years 193 25 to 44 years 1,000 45 to 54 years 350 55 to 59 years 132 60 to 64 years 121 65 to 74 years 201 75 to 84 years 86 85 years and over 22 Median age 32.8 Under 18 years 812 Percent of total population 26.8 65 years and over 309 Percent of total population 10.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,065 Family households (families) 862 Married-couple families 759 Percent of total households 71.3 Other family, male householder 35 Other family, female householder 68 Nonfamily households 203 Percent of total households 19.1 Householder living alone 157 Householder 65 years and over 64 Persons living in households 3,021 Persons per household 2.84 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 5 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 5 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,993 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 15 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 12 Hispanic Origin (any race) 27 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,106 Occupied housing units 1,065 Owner occupied 945 Percent owner occupied 88.7 Renter occupied 120 Vacant housing units 41 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 590 1-unit, attached 26 2 to 4 units 35 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 455 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 363 Less than $50,000 12 $50,000 to $99,999 125 $100,000 to $149,999 124 $150,000 to $199,999 69 $200,000 to $299,999 24 $300,000 or more 9 Median (dollars) 114,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 85 Less than $250 22 $250 to $499 54 $500 to $749 8 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 355 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 363 White 362 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 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