Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Ontelaunee township


Total Population 1,359 SEX Male 705 Female 654 AGE Under 5 years 58 5 to 17 years 179 18 to 20 years 66 21 to 24 years 71 25 to 44 years 414 45 to 54 years 201 55 to 59 years 82 60 to 64 years 78 65 to 74 years 142 75 to 84 years 61 85 years and over 7 Median age 39.1 Under 18 years 237 Percent of total population 17.4 65 years and over 210 Percent of total population 15.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 521 Family households (families) 384 Married-couple families 326 Percent of total households 62.6 Other family, male householder 22 Other family, female householder 36 Nonfamily households 137 Percent of total households 26.3 Householder living alone 100 Householder 65 years and over 40 Persons living in households 1,303 Persons per household 2.50 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 56 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 56 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,325 Black 8 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 9 Percent of total population 0.7 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 15 Hispanic Origin (any race) 69 Percent of total population 5.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 627 Occupied housing units 521 Owner occupied 430 Percent owner occupied 82.5 Renter occupied 91 Vacant housing units 106 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 20.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 491 1-unit, attached 24 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 16 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 81 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 323 Less than $50,000 43 $50,000 to $99,999 175 $100,000 to $149,999 77 $150,000 to $199,999 19 $200,000 to $299,999 7 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 86,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 72 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 45 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 396 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 323 White 321 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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