Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: St. Lawrence borough


Total Population 1,542 SEX Male 728 Female 814 AGE Under 5 years 84 5 to 17 years 271 18 to 20 years 50 21 to 24 years 50 25 to 44 years 486 45 to 54 years 180 55 to 59 years 71 60 to 64 years 81 65 to 74 years 159 75 to 84 years 88 85 years and over 22 Median age 37.8 Under 18 years 355 Percent of total population 23.0 65 years and over 269 Percent of total population 17.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 602 Family households (families) 433 Married-couple families 373 Percent of total households 62.0 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 51 Nonfamily households 169 Percent of total households 28.1 Householder living alone 139 Householder 65 years and over 80 Persons living in households 1,542 Persons per household 2.56 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,520 Black 7 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 15 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 23 Percent of total population 1.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 622 Occupied housing units 602 Owner occupied 452 Percent owner occupied 75.1 Renter occupied 150 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 388 1-unit, attached 90 2 to 4 units 31 5 to 9 units 9 10 or more units 94 Mobile home, trailer, other 10 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 423 Less than $50,000 27 $50,000 to $99,999 223 $100,000 to $149,999 142 $150,000 to $199,999 22 $200,000 to $299,999 7 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 92,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 144 Less than $250 9 $250 to $499 120 $500 to $749 14 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 444 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 423 White 420 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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