Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Newtown township


Total Population 13,685 SEX Male 6,704 Female 6,981 AGE Under 5 years 1,245 5 to 17 years 2,406 18 to 20 years 340 21 to 24 years 481 25 to 44 years 6,183 45 to 54 years 1,284 55 to 59 years 421 60 to 64 years 435 65 to 74 years 515 75 to 84 years 228 85 years and over 147 Median age 32.7 Under 18 years 3,651 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 890 Percent of total population 6.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,037 Family households (families) 3,898 Married-couple families 3,496 Percent of total households 69.4 Other family, male householder 103 Other family, female householder 299 Nonfamily households 1,139 Percent of total households 22.6 Householder living alone 891 Householder 65 years and over 143 Persons living in households 13,499 Persons per household 2.68 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 186 Institutionalized persons 186 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 13,168 Black 221 Percent of total population 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 18 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 261 Percent of total population 1.9 Other race 17 Hispanic Origin (any race) 181 Percent of total population 1.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,329 Occupied housing units 5,037 Owner occupied 4,236 Percent owner occupied 84.1 Renter occupied 801 Vacant housing units 292 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 18 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,258 1-unit, attached 2,270 2 to 4 units 144 5 to 9 units 391 10 or more units 199 Mobile home, trailer, other 67 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,697 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 107 $100,000 to $149,999 1,145 $150,000 to $199,999 1,301 $200,000 to $299,999 984 $300,000 or more 152 Median (dollars) 168,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 757 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 38 $500 to $749 343 $750 to $999 298 $1,000 or more 70 Median (dollars) 747 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,697 White 3,585 Black 46 Percent of occupied units 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 5 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 58 Percent of occupied units 1.6 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 44 Percent of occupied units 1.2 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