Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Spring township


Total Population 18,899 SEX Male 9,073 Female 9,826 AGE Under 5 years 1,175 5 to 17 years 3,396 18 to 20 years 558 21 to 24 years 800 25 to 44 years 5,866 45 to 54 years 2,196 55 to 59 years 1,000 60 to 64 years 1,076 65 to 74 years 1,694 75 to 84 years 868 85 years and over 270 Median age 37.5 Under 18 years 4,571 Percent of total population 24.2 65 years and over 2,832 Percent of total population 15.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 7,181 Family households (families) 5,510 Married-couple families 4,819 Percent of total households 67.1 Other family, male householder 167 Other family, female householder 524 Nonfamily households 1,671 Percent of total households 23.3 Householder living alone 1,420 Householder 65 years and over 639 Persons living in households 18,702 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 197 Institutionalized persons 197 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 18,361 Black 191 Percent of total population 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 287 Percent of total population 1.5 Other race 55 Hispanic Origin (any race) 164 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 7,437 Occupied housing units 7,181 Owner occupied 5,552 Percent owner occupied 77.3 Renter occupied 1,629 Vacant housing units 256 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 7 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 36 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 5,167 1-unit, attached 1,085 2 to 4 units 281 5 to 9 units 183 10 or more units 657 Mobile home, trailer, other 64 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 5,083 Less than $50,000 224 $50,000 to $99,999 2,238 $100,000 to $149,999 1,915 $150,000 to $199,999 560 $200,000 to $299,999 108 $300,000 or more 38 Median (dollars) 101,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,525 Less than $250 75 $250 to $499 1,025 $500 to $749 415 $750 to $999 8 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 455 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 5,083 White 4,980 Black 38 Percent of occupied units 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 60 Percent of occupied units 1.2 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 21 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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