Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Berks

Municipality: Wyomissing Hills borough


Total Population 2,469 SEX Male 1,193 Female 1,276 AGE Under 5 years 127 5 to 17 years 466 18 to 20 years 82 21 to 24 years 79 25 to 44 years 684 45 to 54 years 333 55 to 59 years 139 60 to 64 years 177 65 to 74 years 262 75 to 84 years 102 85 years and over 18 Median age 40.6 Under 18 years 593 Percent of total population 24.0 65 years and over 382 Percent of total population 15.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 903 Family households (families) 754 Married-couple families 691 Percent of total households 76.5 Other family, male householder 13 Other family, female householder 50 Nonfamily households 149 Percent of total households 16.5 Householder living alone 138 Householder 65 years and over 77 Persons living in households 2,469 Persons per household 2.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,365 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 86 Percent of total population 3.5 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 24 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 916 Occupied housing units 903 Owner occupied 874 Percent owner occupied 96.8 Renter occupied 29 Vacant housing units 13 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 5 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 789 1-unit, attached 69 2 to 4 units 10 5 to 9 units 22 10 or more units 19 Mobile home, trailer, other 7 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 788 Less than $50,000 13 $50,000 to $99,999 268 $100,000 to $149,999 295 $150,000 to $199,999 127 $200,000 to $299,999 64 $300,000 or more 21 Median (dollars) 115,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 25 Less than $250 0 $250 to $499 14 $500 to $749 11 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 485 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 788 White 763 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 21 Percent of occupied units 2.7 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 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