Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Robeson township


Total Population 5,972 SEX Male 3,032 Female 2,940 AGE Under 5 years 475 5 to 17 years 1,097 18 to 20 years 198 21 to 24 years 234 25 to 44 years 2,142 45 to 54 years 660 55 to 59 years 274 60 to 64 years 247 65 to 74 years 362 75 to 84 years 228 85 years and over 55 Median age 34.3 Under 18 years 1,572 Percent of total population 26.3 65 years and over 645 Percent of total population 10.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,086 Family households (families) 1,686 Married-couple families 1,512 Percent of total households 72.5 Other family, male householder 66 Other family, female householder 108 Nonfamily households 400 Percent of total households 19.2 Householder living alone 319 Householder 65 years and over 121 Persons living in households 5,908 Persons per household 2.83 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 64 Institutionalized persons 64 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,913 Black 32 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 39 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,188 Occupied housing units 2,086 Owner occupied 1,799 Percent owner occupied 86.2 Renter occupied 287 Vacant housing units 102 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 32 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,888 1-unit, attached 64 2 to 4 units 65 5 to 9 units 24 10 or more units 11 Mobile home, trailer, other 136 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,347 Less than $50,000 122 $50,000 to $99,999 541 $100,000 to $149,999 445 $150,000 to $199,999 175 $200,000 to $299,999 56 $300,000 or more 8 Median (dollars) 101,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 230 Less than $250 49 $250 to $499 144 $500 to $749 33 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 354 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,347 White 1,338 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 7 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