Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Womelsdorf borough


Total Population 2,270 SEX Male 1,092 Female 1,178 AGE Under 5 years 146 5 to 17 years 381 18 to 20 years 94 21 to 24 years 112 25 to 44 years 770 45 to 54 years 189 55 to 59 years 102 60 to 64 years 108 65 to 74 years 184 75 to 84 years 148 85 years and over 36 Median age 33.8 Under 18 years 527 Percent of total population 23.2 65 years and over 368 Percent of total population 16.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 922 Family households (families) 603 Married-couple families 502 Percent of total households 54.4 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 65 Nonfamily households 319 Percent of total households 34.6 Householder living alone 274 Householder 65 years and over 135 Persons living in households 2,235 Persons per household 2.42 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 35 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 35 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,229 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 25 Percent of total population 1.1 Other race 11 Hispanic Origin (any race) 18 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 948 Occupied housing units 922 Owner occupied 647 Percent owner occupied 70.2 Renter occupied 275 Vacant housing units 26 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 14 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 351 1-unit, attached 342 2 to 4 units 65 5 to 9 units 40 10 or more units 135 Mobile home, trailer, other 15 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 576 Less than $50,000 150 $50,000 to $99,999 367 $100,000 to $149,999 54 $150,000 to $199,999 5 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 70,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 268 Less than $250 80 $250 to $499 169 $500 to $749 19 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 340 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 576 White 568 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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