Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Washington township


Total Population 2,799 SEX Male 1,418 Female 1,381 AGE Under 5 years 190 5 to 17 years 530 18 to 20 years 115 21 to 24 years 151 25 to 44 years 923 45 to 54 years 356 55 to 59 years 147 60 to 64 years 118 65 to 74 years 166 75 to 84 years 85 85 years and over 18 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 720 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 269 Percent of total population 9.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 941 Family households (families) 779 Married-couple families 688 Percent of total households 73.1 Other family, male householder 35 Other family, female householder 56 Nonfamily households 162 Percent of total households 17.2 Householder living alone 119 Householder 65 years and over 52 Persons living in households 2,799 Persons per household 2.97 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,766 Black 8 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 13 Hispanic Origin (any race) 17 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 969 Occupied housing units 941 Owner occupied 796 Percent owner occupied 84.6 Renter occupied 145 Vacant housing units 28 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 771 1-unit, attached 34 2 to 4 units 47 5 to 9 units 18 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 99 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 560 Less than $50,000 26 $50,000 to $99,999 174 $100,000 to $149,999 234 $150,000 to $199,999 99 $200,000 to $299,999 22 $300,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 113,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 118 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 83 $500 to $749 18 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 366 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 560 White 555 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 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