Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Bucks
Municipality: Doylestown borough
Total Population 8,575
SEX
Male 3,779
Female 4,796
AGE
Under 5 years 480
5 to 17 years 1,047
18 to 20 years 231
21 to 24 years 405
25 to 44 years 2,736
45 to 54 years 796
55 to 59 years 368
60 to 64 years 365
65 to 74 years 843
75 to 84 years 867
85 years and over 437
Median age 39.7
Under 18 years 1,527
Percent of total population 17.8
65 years and over 2,147
Percent of total population 25.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,884
Family households (families) 2,096
Married-couple families 1,683
Percent of total households 43.3
Other family, male householder 85
Other family, female householder 328
Nonfamily households 1,788
Percent of total households 46.0
Householder living alone 1,552
Householder 65 years and over 886
Persons living in households 8,236
Persons per household 2.12
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 339
Institutionalized persons 336
Other persons in group quarters 3
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 8,346
Black 90
Percent of total population 1.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 8
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 107
Percent of total population 1.2
Other race 24
Hispanic Origin (any race) 103
Percent of total population 1.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,100
Occupied housing units 3,884
Owner occupied 1,824
Percent owner occupied 47.0
Renter occupied 2,060
Vacant housing units 216
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.7
Units with over 1 person per room 21
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,532
1-unit, attached 567
2 to 4 units 619
5 to 9 units 234
10 or more units 1,058
Mobile home, trailer, other 90
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,599
Less than $50,000 21
$50,000 to $99,999 156
$100,000 to $149,999 540
$150,000 to $199,999 571
$200,000 to $299,999 230
$300,000 or more 81
Median (dollars) 156,100
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,017
Less than $250 163
$250 to $499 643
$500 to $749 846
$750 to $999 293
$1,000 or more 72
Median (dollars) 554
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,599
White 1,571
Black 14
Percent of occupied units 0.9
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 11
Percent of occupied units 0.7
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 16
Percent of occupied units 1.0
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