Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Berks
Municipality: Temple borough
Total Population 1,491
SEX
Male 706
Female 785
AGE
Under 5 years 70
5 to 17 years 172
18 to 20 years 44
21 to 24 years 97
25 to 44 years 429
45 to 54 years 142
55 to 59 years 85
60 to 64 years 113
65 to 74 years 202
75 to 84 years 111
85 years and over 26
Median age 41.5
Under 18 years 242
Percent of total population 16.2
65 years and over 339
Percent of total population 22.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 681
Family households (families) 416
Married-couple families 333
Percent of total households 48.9
Other family, male householder 29
Other family, female householder 54
Nonfamily households 265
Percent of total households 38.9
Householder living alone 220
Householder 65 years and over 115
Persons living in households 1,482
Persons per household 2.18
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 9
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 9
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,460
Black 6
Percent of total population 0.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 20
Hispanic Origin (any race) 41
Percent of total population 2.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 708
Occupied housing units 681
Owner occupied 434
Percent owner occupied 63.7
Renter occupied 247
Vacant housing units 27
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.4
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8
Units with over 1 person per room 6
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 307
1-unit, attached 144
2 to 4 units 136
5 to 9 units 18
10 or more units 82
Mobile home, trailer, other 21
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 379
Less than $50,000 57
$50,000 to $99,999 272
$100,000 to $149,999 43
$150,000 to $199,999 6
$200,000 to $299,999 1
$300,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 72,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 235
Less than $250 22
$250 to $499 196
$500 to $749 16
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 379
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 379
White 377
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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) 3
Percent of occupied units 0.8
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