Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Solebury township


Total Population 5,998 SEX Male 3,020 Female 2,978 AGE Under 5 years 276 5 to 17 years 989 18 to 20 years 211 21 to 24 years 226 25 to 44 years 1,879 45 to 54 years 1,109 55 to 59 years 322 60 to 64 years 350 65 to 74 years 387 75 to 84 years 199 85 years and over 50 Median age 41.0 Under 18 years 1,265 Percent of total population 21.1 65 years and over 636 Percent of total population 10.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,304 Family households (families) 1,683 Married-couple families 1,514 Percent of total households 65.7 Other family, male householder 52 Other family, female householder 117 Nonfamily households 621 Percent of total households 27.0 Householder living alone 447 Householder 65 years and over 142 Persons living in households 5,985 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 13 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 13 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,900 Black 41 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 49 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 56 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,503 Occupied housing units 2,304 Owner occupied 1,941 Percent owner occupied 84.2 Renter occupied 363 Vacant housing units 199 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 49 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 4.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,076 1-unit, attached 192 2 to 4 units 110 5 to 9 units 51 10 or more units 15 Mobile home, trailer, other 59 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,452 Less than $50,000 7 $50,000 to $99,999 35 $100,000 to $149,999 99 $150,000 to $199,999 190 $200,000 to $299,999 475 $300,000 or more 646 Median (dollars) 283,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 238 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 55 $500 to $749 92 $750 to $999 44 $1,000 or more 39 Median (dollars) 658 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,452 White 1,433 Black 10 Percent of occupied units 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 17 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