Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Bridgeton township


Total Population 1,378 SEX Male 686 Female 692 AGE Under 5 years 98 5 to 17 years 225 18 to 20 years 35 21 to 24 years 49 25 to 44 years 504 45 to 54 years 150 55 to 59 years 75 60 to 64 years 55 65 to 74 years 110 75 to 84 years 58 85 years and over 19 Median age 36.4 Under 18 years 323 Percent of total population 23.4 65 years and over 187 Percent of total population 13.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 524 Family households (families) 402 Married-couple families 335 Percent of total households 63.9 Other family, male householder 22 Other family, female householder 45 Nonfamily households 122 Percent of total households 23.3 Householder living alone 101 Householder 65 years and over 39 Persons living in households 1,378 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,369 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.3 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 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 14 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 573 Occupied housing units 524 Owner occupied 418 Percent owner occupied 79.8 Renter occupied 106 Vacant housing units 49 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 19 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 456 1-unit, attached 8 2 to 4 units 39 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 70 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 295 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 46 $100,000 to $149,999 104 $150,000 to $199,999 83 $200,000 to $299,999 43 $300,000 or more 11 Median (dollars) 145,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 83 Less than $250 5 $250 to $499 43 $500 to $749 27 $750 to $999 7 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 473 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 295 White 294 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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