Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Tilden township


Total Population 2,622 SEX Male 1,258 Female 1,364 AGE Under 5 years 165 5 to 17 years 545 18 to 20 years 122 21 to 24 years 117 25 to 44 years 754 45 to 54 years 266 55 to 59 years 120 60 to 64 years 116 65 to 74 years 199 75 to 84 years 135 85 years and over 83 Median age 34.5 Under 18 years 710 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 417 Percent of total population 15.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 839 Family households (families) 671 Married-couple families 594 Percent of total households 70.8 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 52 Nonfamily households 168 Percent of total households 20.0 Householder living alone 133 Householder 65 years and over 66 Persons living in households 2,317 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 305 Institutionalized persons 147 Other persons in group quarters 158 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,541 Black 37 Percent of total population 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 17 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 22 Hispanic Origin (any race) 36 Percent of total population 1.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 887 Occupied housing units 839 Owner occupied 708 Percent owner occupied 84.4 Renter occupied 131 Vacant housing units 48 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 663 1-unit, attached 26 2 to 4 units 39 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 10 Mobile home, trailer, other 144 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 464 Less than $50,000 59 $50,000 to $99,999 278 $100,000 to $149,999 101 $150,000 to $199,999 15 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 80,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 109 Less than $250 33 $250 to $499 72 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 301 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 464 White 464 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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