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