Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Upper Tulpehocken township


Total Population 1,289 SEX Male 660 Female 629 AGE Under 5 years 101 5 to 17 years 259 18 to 20 years 49 21 to 24 years 75 25 to 44 years 409 45 to 54 years 139 55 to 59 years 48 60 to 64 years 75 65 to 74 years 82 75 to 84 years 43 85 years and over 9 Median age 33.3 Under 18 years 360 Percent of total population 27.9 65 years and over 134 Percent of total population 10.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 440 Family households (families) 366 Married-couple families 326 Percent of total households 74.1 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 25 Nonfamily households 74 Percent of total households 16.8 Householder living alone 64 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 1,289 Persons per household 2.93 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,279 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 11 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 466 Occupied housing units 440 Owner occupied 364 Percent owner occupied 82.7 Renter occupied 76 Vacant housing units 26 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 15 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 367 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 85 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 198 Less than $50,000 33 $50,000 to $99,999 86 $100,000 to $149,999 58 $150,000 to $199,999 14 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 90,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 40 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 22 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 306 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 198 White 198 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