Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Rockland township


Total Population 2,675 SEX Male 1,363 Female 1,312 AGE Under 5 years 187 5 to 17 years 511 18 to 20 years 92 21 to 24 years 105 25 to 44 years 960 45 to 54 years 316 55 to 59 years 130 60 to 64 years 119 65 to 74 years 173 75 to 84 years 71 85 years and over 11 Median age 34.1 Under 18 years 698 Percent of total population 26.1 65 years and over 255 Percent of total population 9.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 941 Family households (families) 773 Married-couple families 703 Percent of total households 74.7 Other family, male householder 39 Other family, female householder 31 Nonfamily households 168 Percent of total households 17.9 Householder living alone 131 Householder 65 years and over 46 Persons living in households 2,675 Persons per household 2.84 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,653 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of total population 0.3 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 12 Percent of total population 0.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 989 Occupied housing units 941 Owner occupied 848 Percent owner occupied 90.1 Renter occupied 93 Vacant housing units 48 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 873 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 31 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 75 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 593 Less than $50,000 45 $50,000 to $99,999 232 $100,000 to $149,999 210 $150,000 to $199,999 82 $200,000 to $299,999 19 $300,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 104,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 70 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 47 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 346 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 593 White 592 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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