Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: New Britain borough


Total Population 2,174 SEX Male 1,043 Female 1,131 AGE Under 5 years 145 5 to 17 years 375 18 to 20 years 78 21 to 24 years 117 25 to 44 years 720 45 to 54 years 285 55 to 59 years 116 60 to 64 years 100 65 to 74 years 159 75 to 84 years 65 85 years and over 14 Median age 35.7 Under 18 years 520 Percent of total population 23.9 65 years and over 238 Percent of total population 10.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 788 Family households (families) 636 Married-couple families 564 Percent of total households 71.6 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 56 Nonfamily households 152 Percent of total households 19.3 Householder living alone 129 Householder 65 years and over 43 Persons living in households 2,174 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,140 Black 10 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 17 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 25 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 828 Occupied housing units 788 Owner occupied 695 Percent owner occupied 88.2 Renter occupied 93 Vacant housing units 40 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 611 1-unit, attached 163 2 to 4 units 23 5 to 9 units 9 10 or more units 14 Mobile home, trailer, other 8 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 617 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 51 $100,000 to $149,999 274 $150,000 to $199,999 198 $200,000 to $299,999 79 $300,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 146,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 84 Less than $250 1 $250 to $499 10 $500 to $749 36 $750 to $999 36 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 734 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 617 White 611 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 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