Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Penn township


Total Population 1,831 SEX Male 957 Female 874 AGE Under 5 years 152 5 to 17 years 367 18 to 20 years 64 21 to 24 years 77 25 to 44 years 659 45 to 54 years 188 55 to 59 years 89 60 to 64 years 72 65 to 74 years 101 75 to 84 years 50 85 years and over 12 Median age 32.9 Under 18 years 519 Percent of total population 28.3 65 years and over 163 Percent of total population 8.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 625 Family households (families) 531 Married-couple families 474 Percent of total households 75.8 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 32 Nonfamily households 94 Percent of total households 15.0 Householder living alone 81 Householder 65 years and over 28 Persons living in households 1,831 Persons per household 2.93 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,802 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 16 Hispanic Origin (any race) 28 Percent of total population 1.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 642 Occupied housing units 625 Owner occupied 543 Percent owner occupied 86.9 Renter occupied 82 Vacant housing units 17 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 569 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 53 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 393 Less than $50,000 18 $50,000 to $99,999 166 $100,000 to $149,999 150 $150,000 to $199,999 46 $200,000 to $299,999 12 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 104,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 47 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 19 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 255 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 393 White 391 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 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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