Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Oley township


Total Population 3,362 SEX Male 1,656 Female 1,706 AGE Under 5 years 245 5 to 17 years 606 18 to 20 years 118 21 to 24 years 131 25 to 44 years 1,113 45 to 54 years 379 55 to 59 years 177 60 to 64 years 160 65 to 74 years 270 75 to 84 years 133 85 years and over 30 Median age 35.1 Under 18 years 851 Percent of total population 25.3 65 years and over 433 Percent of total population 12.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,242 Family households (families) 974 Married-couple families 861 Percent of total households 69.3 Other family, male householder 37 Other family, female householder 76 Nonfamily households 268 Percent of total households 21.6 Householder living alone 213 Householder 65 years and over 90 Persons living in households 3,356 Persons per household 2.70 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 6 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 6 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,342 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 11 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,281 Occupied housing units 1,242 Owner occupied 937 Percent owner occupied 75.4 Renter occupied 305 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,029 1-unit, attached 95 2 to 4 units 78 5 to 9 units 35 10 or more units 11 Mobile home, trailer, other 33 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 747 Less than $50,000 40 $50,000 to $99,999 315 $100,000 to $149,999 271 $150,000 to $199,999 80 $200,000 to $299,999 31 $300,000 or more 10 Median (dollars) 102,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 241 Less than $250 28 $250 to $499 187 $500 to $749 23 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 378 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 747 White 742 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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