Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Falls township


Total Population 34,997 SEX Male 17,194 Female 17,803 AGE Under 5 years 2,565 5 to 17 years 6,424 18 to 20 years 1,336 21 to 24 years 1,953 25 to 44 years 12,250 45 to 54 years 3,278 55 to 59 years 1,571 60 to 64 years 1,887 65 to 74 years 2,774 75 to 84 years 814 85 years and over 145 Median age 33.0 Under 18 years 8,989 Percent of total population 25.7 65 years and over 3,733 Percent of total population 10.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 12,546 Family households (families) 9,698 Married-couple families 7,938 Percent of total households 63.3 Other family, male householder 459 Other family, female householder 1,301 Nonfamily households 2,848 Percent of total households 22.7 Householder living alone 2,307 Householder 65 years and over 828 Persons living in households 34,967 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 30 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 30 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 33,003 Black 1,239 Percent of total population 3.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 28 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 548 Percent of total population 1.6 Other race 179 Hispanic Origin (any race) 604 Percent of total population 1.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 13,307 Occupied housing units 12,546 Owner occupied 9,659 Percent owner occupied 77.0 Renter occupied 2,887 Vacant housing units 761 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 16.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 211 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 8,371 1-unit, attached 293 2 to 4 units 173 5 to 9 units 297 10 or more units 2,504 Mobile home, trailer, other 1,669 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 7,732 Less than $50,000 72 $50,000 to $99,999 2,525 $100,000 to $149,999 3,792 $150,000 to $199,999 1,076 $200,000 to $299,999 250 $300,000 or more 17 Median (dollars) 110,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,823 Less than $250 144 $250 to $499 671 $500 to $749 1,855 $750 to $999 135 $1,000 or more 18 Median (dollars) 572 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 7,732 White 7,570 Black 56 Percent of occupied units 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 6 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 83 Percent of occupied units 1.1 Other race 17 Hispanic origin (of any race) 74 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