Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Richland township


Total Population 8,560 SEX Male 4,238 Female 4,322 AGE Under 5 years 687 5 to 17 years 1,441 18 to 20 years 245 21 to 24 years 445 25 to 44 years 2,975 45 to 54 years 788 55 to 59 years 410 60 to 64 years 424 65 to 74 years 731 75 to 84 years 363 85 years and over 51 Median age 33.4 Under 18 years 2,128 Percent of total population 24.9 65 years and over 1,145 Percent of total population 13.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,219 Family households (families) 2,418 Married-couple families 2,117 Percent of total households 65.8 Other family, male householder 87 Other family, female householder 214 Nonfamily households 801 Percent of total households 24.9 Householder living alone 645 Householder 65 years and over 275 Persons living in households 8,540 Persons per household 2.65 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 20 Institutionalized persons 18 Other persons in group quarters 2 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 8,352 Black 64 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 105 Percent of total population 1.2 Other race 28 Hispanic Origin (any race) 97 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,344 Occupied housing units 3,219 Owner occupied 2,739 Percent owner occupied 85.1 Renter occupied 480 Vacant housing units 125 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 11 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 50 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,490 1-unit, attached 731 2 to 4 units 133 5 to 9 units 22 10 or more units 14 Mobile home, trailer, other 954 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,597 Less than $50,000 23 $50,000 to $99,999 514 $100,000 to $149,999 707 $150,000 to $199,999 273 $200,000 to $299,999 66 $300,000 or more 14 Median (dollars) 114,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 430 Less than $250 43 $250 to $499 187 $500 to $749 190 $750 to $999 7 $1,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 477 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,597 White 1,571 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 20 Percent of occupied units 1.3 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 12 Percent of occupied units 0.8 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