Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Robesonia borough


Total Population 1,944 SEX Male 939 Female 1,005 AGE Under 5 years 141 5 to 17 years 307 18 to 20 years 69 21 to 24 years 91 25 to 44 years 664 45 to 54 years 204 55 to 59 years 90 60 to 64 years 80 65 to 74 years 155 75 to 84 years 121 85 years and over 22 Median age 35.6 Under 18 years 448 Percent of total population 23.0 65 years and over 298 Percent of total population 15.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 750 Family households (families) 552 Married-couple families 492 Percent of total households 65.6 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 44 Nonfamily households 198 Percent of total households 26.4 Householder living alone 165 Householder 65 years and over 90 Persons living in households 1,917 Persons per household 2.56 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 27 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 27 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,917 Black 9 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 13 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 5 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 772 Occupied housing units 750 Owner occupied 585 Percent owner occupied 78.0 Renter occupied 165 Vacant housing units 22 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 395 1-unit, attached 250 2 to 4 units 93 5 to 9 units 6 10 or more units 13 Mobile home, trailer, other 15 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 529 Less than $50,000 90 $50,000 to $99,999 366 $100,000 to $149,999 64 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 4 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 71,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 147 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 113 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 352 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 529 White 527 Black 2 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) 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