Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Maxatawny township


Total Population 5,724 SEX Male 2,660 Female 3,064 AGE Under 5 years 245 5 to 17 years 612 18 to 20 years 2,177 21 to 24 years 437 25 to 44 years 1,095 45 to 54 years 416 55 to 59 years 155 60 to 64 years 181 65 to 74 years 270 75 to 84 years 118 85 years and over 18 Median age 20.6 Under 18 years 857 Percent of total population 15.0 65 years and over 406 Percent of total population 7.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,222 Family households (families) 967 Married-couple families 876 Percent of total households 71.7 Other family, male householder 31 Other family, female householder 60 Nonfamily households 255 Percent of total households 20.9 Householder living alone 206 Householder 65 years and over 88 Persons living in households 3,376 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 2,348 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 2,348 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,461 Black 196 Percent of total population 3.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 39 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 23 Hispanic Origin (any race) 52 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,270 Occupied housing units 1,222 Owner occupied 1,005 Percent owner occupied 82.2 Renter occupied 217 Vacant housing units 48 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 21 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 965 1-unit, attached 49 2 to 4 units 56 5 to 9 units 9 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 189 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 698 Less than $50,000 59 $50,000 to $99,999 281 $100,000 to $149,999 228 $150,000 to $199,999 83 $200,000 to $299,999 38 $300,000 or more 9 Median (dollars) 101,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 152 Less than $250 44 $250 to $499 92 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 320 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 698 White 696 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 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