Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Bucks
Municipality: Lower Makefield township
Total Population 25,083
SEX
Male 12,338
Female 12,745
AGE
Under 5 years 1,785
5 to 17 years 4,922
18 to 20 years 801
21 to 24 years 1,003
25 to 44 years 8,515
45 to 54 years 3,488
55 to 59 years 1,259
60 to 64 years 1,214
65 to 74 years 1,437
75 to 84 years 530
85 years and over 129
Median age 36.5
Under 18 years 6,707
Percent of total population 26.7
65 years and over 2,096
Percent of total population 8.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 8,552
Family households (families) 7,159
Married-couple families 6,521
Percent of total households 76.3
Other family, male householder 147
Other family, female householder 491
Nonfamily households 1,393
Percent of total households 16.3
Householder living alone 1,093
Householder 65 years and over 298
Persons living in households 24,983
Persons per household 2.92
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 100
Institutionalized persons 34
Other persons in group quarters 66
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 23,896
Black 356
Percent of total population 1.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 15
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 758
Percent of total population 3.0
Other race 58
Hispanic Origin (any race) 274
Percent of total population 1.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 8,861
Occupied housing units 8,552
Owner occupied 7,498
Percent owner occupied 87.7
Renter occupied 1,054
Vacant housing units 309
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 31
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 6,610
1-unit, attached 1,305
2 to 4 units 439
5 to 9 units 92
10 or more units 358
Mobile home, trailer, other 57
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 6,869
Less than $50,000 20
$50,000 to $99,999 121
$100,000 to $149,999 757
$150,000 to $199,999 2,002
$200,000 to $299,999 2,927
$300,000 or more 1,042
Median (dollars) 216,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,001
Less than $250 5
$250 to $499 40
$500 to $749 510
$750 to $999 334
$1,000 or more 112
Median (dollars) 740
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 6,869
White 6,622
Black 65
Percent of occupied units 0.9
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 4
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 170
Percent of occupied units 2.5
Other race 8
Hispanic origin (of any race) 44
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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