Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: North Heidelberg township


Total Population 1,288 SEX Male 670 Female 618 AGE Under 5 years 94 5 to 17 years 224 18 to 20 years 70 21 to 24 years 62 25 to 44 years 455 45 to 54 years 183 55 to 59 years 52 60 to 64 years 41 65 to 74 years 67 75 to 84 years 31 85 years and over 9 Median age 35.1 Under 18 years 318 Percent of total population 24.7 65 years and over 107 Percent of total population 8.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 445 Family households (families) 363 Married-couple families 323 Percent of total households 72.6 Other family, male householder 21 Other family, female householder 19 Nonfamily households 82 Percent of total households 18.4 Householder living alone 59 Householder 65 years and over 22 Persons living in households 1,288 Persons per household 2.89 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,280 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 468 Occupied housing units 445 Owner occupied 390 Percent owner occupied 87.6 Renter occupied 55 Vacant housing units 23 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 402 1-unit, attached 9 2 to 4 units 5 5 to 9 units 4 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 47 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 240 Less than $50,000 18 $50,000 to $99,999 104 $100,000 to $149,999 67 $150,000 to $199,999 32 $200,000 to $299,999 17 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 99,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 28 Less than $250 10 $250 to $499 17 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 290 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 240 White 239 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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) 1 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