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