Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Leesport borough


Total Population 1,270 SEX Male 617 Female 653 AGE Under 5 years 96 5 to 17 years 206 18 to 20 years 39 21 to 24 years 77 25 to 44 years 434 45 to 54 years 104 55 to 59 years 53 60 to 64 years 71 65 to 74 years 108 75 to 84 years 67 85 years and over 15 Median age 33.3 Under 18 years 302 Percent of total population 23.8 65 years and over 190 Percent of total population 15.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 508 Family households (families) 375 Married-couple families 316 Percent of total households 62.2 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 44 Nonfamily households 133 Percent of total households 26.2 Householder living alone 108 Householder 65 years and over 53 Persons living in households 1,270 Persons per household 2.50 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,263 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 15 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 536 Occupied housing units 508 Owner occupied 381 Percent owner occupied 75.0 Renter occupied 127 Vacant housing units 28 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 12.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 271 1-unit, attached 165 2 to 4 units 78 5 to 9 units 19 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 2 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 346 Less than $50,000 62 $50,000 to $99,999 216 $100,000 to $149,999 58 $150,000 to $199,999 10 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 73,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 122 Less than $250 17 $250 to $499 97 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 350 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 346 White 345 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) 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