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