Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Bucks
Municipality: Quakertown borough
Total Population 8,982
SEX
Male 4,286
Female 4,696
AGE
Under 5 years 733
5 to 17 years 1,468
18 to 20 years 323
21 to 24 years 519
25 to 44 years 2,874
45 to 54 years 731
55 to 59 years 322
60 to 64 years 348
65 to 74 years 825
75 to 84 years 610
85 years and over 229
Median age 33.7
Under 18 years 2,201
Percent of total population 24.5
65 years and over 1,664
Percent of total population 18.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,485
Family households (families) 2,399
Married-couple families 1,957
Percent of total households 56.2
Other family, male householder 111
Other family, female householder 331
Nonfamily households 1,086
Percent of total households 31.2
Householder living alone 936
Householder 65 years and over 499
Persons living in households 8,644
Persons per household 2.48
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 338
Institutionalized persons 275
Other persons in group quarters 63
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 8,782
Black 57
Percent of total population 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 110
Percent of total population 1.2
Other race 29
Hispanic Origin (any race) 100
Percent of total population 1.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,625
Occupied housing units 3,485
Owner occupied 2,102
Percent owner occupied 60.3
Renter occupied 1,383
Vacant housing units 140
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 36
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,096
1-unit, attached 1,275
2 to 4 units 516
5 to 9 units 169
10 or more units 506
Mobile home, trailer, other 63
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,927
Less than $50,000 25
$50,000 to $99,999 928
$100,000 to $149,999 728
$150,000 to $199,999 178
$200,000 to $299,999 61
$300,000 or more 7
Median (dollars) 100,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,348
Less than $250 180
$250 to $499 891
$500 to $749 262
$750 to $999 11
$1,000 or more 4
Median (dollars) 416
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,927
White 1,902
Black 9
Percent of occupied units 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 15
Percent of occupied units 0.8
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 9
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