Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: New Hope borough


Total Population 1,400 SEX Male 744 Female 656 AGE Under 5 years 41 5 to 17 years 89 18 to 20 years 25 21 to 24 years 61 25 to 44 years 611 45 to 54 years 199 55 to 59 years 71 60 to 64 years 101 65 to 74 years 138 75 to 84 years 38 85 years and over 26 Median age 41.1 Under 18 years 130 Percent of total population 9.3 65 years and over 202 Percent of total population 14.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 810 Family households (families) 297 Married-couple families 226 Percent of total households 27.9 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 53 Nonfamily households 513 Percent of total households 63.3 Householder living alone 400 Householder 65 years and over 73 Persons living in households 1,400 Persons per household 1.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,346 Black 21 Percent of total population 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 21 Percent of total population 1.5 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 34 Percent of total population 2.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,007 Occupied housing units 810 Owner occupied 437 Percent owner occupied 54.0 Renter occupied 373 Vacant housing units 197 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 28 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 13.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 13.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 1.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.5 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 259 1-unit, attached 251 2 to 4 units 214 5 to 9 units 58 10 or more units 163 Mobile home, trailer, other 62 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 316 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 23 $100,000 to $149,999 74 $150,000 to $199,999 103 $200,000 to $299,999 71 $300,000 or more 42 Median (dollars) 171,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 366 Less than $250 4 $250 to $499 82 $500 to $749 223 $750 to $999 45 $1,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 584 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 316 White 310 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 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