Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Bucks
Municipality: Lower Southampton township
Total Population 19,860
SEX
Male 9,888
Female 9,972
AGE
Under 5 years 1,343
5 to 17 years 3,318
18 to 20 years 747
21 to 24 years 1,118
25 to 44 years 6,559
45 to 54 years 2,298
55 to 59 years 984
60 to 64 years 1,012
65 to 74 years 1,696
75 to 84 years 619
85 years and over 166
Median age 35.0
Under 18 years 4,661
Percent of total population 23.5
65 years and over 2,481
Percent of total population 12.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 7,061
Family households (families) 5,578
Married-couple families 4,776
Percent of total households 67.6
Other family, male householder 218
Other family, female householder 584
Nonfamily households 1,483
Percent of total households 21.0
Householder living alone 1,217
Householder 65 years and over 451
Persons living in households 19,737
Persons per household 2.80
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 123
Institutionalized persons 123
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 19,512
Black 162
Percent of total population 0.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 17
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 132
Percent of total population 0.7
Other race 37
Hispanic Origin (any race) 187
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 7,263
Occupied housing units 7,061
Owner occupied 5,771
Percent owner occupied 81.7
Renter occupied 1,290
Vacant housing units 202
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 65
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 5,256
1-unit, attached 541
2 to 4 units 153
5 to 9 units 310
10 or more units 625
Mobile home, trailer, other 378
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 5,078
Less than $50,000 63
$50,000 to $99,999 689
$100,000 to $149,999 2,326
$150,000 to $199,999 1,398
$200,000 to $299,999 569
$300,000 or more 33
Median (dollars) 139,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,232
Less than $250 25
$250 to $499 220
$500 to $749 801
$750 to $999 165
$1,000 or more 21
Median (dollars) 561
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 5,078
White 5,047
Black 10
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 4
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 15
Percent of occupied units 0.3
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 27
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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