Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Ruscombmanor township


Total Population 3,129 SEX Male 1,579 Female 1,550 AGE Under 5 years 209 5 to 17 years 577 18 to 20 years 103 21 to 24 years 128 25 to 44 years 1,104 45 to 54 years 372 55 to 59 years 169 60 to 64 years 155 65 to 74 years 197 75 to 84 years 99 85 years and over 16 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 786 Percent of total population 25.1 65 years and over 312 Percent of total population 10.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,128 Family households (families) 909 Married-couple families 829 Percent of total households 73.5 Other family, male householder 29 Other family, female householder 51 Nonfamily households 219 Percent of total households 19.4 Householder living alone 177 Householder 65 years and over 58 Persons living in households 3,114 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 15 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 15 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,102 Black 7 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 10 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 25 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,163 Occupied housing units 1,128 Owner occupied 1,029 Percent owner occupied 91.2 Renter occupied 99 Vacant housing units 35 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 15 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,080 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 35 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 42 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 791 Less than $50,000 79 $50,000 to $99,999 313 $100,000 to $149,999 249 $150,000 to $199,999 120 $200,000 to $299,999 25 $300,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 100,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 67 Less than $250 23 $250 to $499 38 $500 to $749 5 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 302 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 791 White 789 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 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 0.3 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