Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Upper Makefield township


Total Population 5,949 SEX Male 2,990 Female 2,959 AGE Under 5 years 333 5 to 17 years 1,206 18 to 20 years 246 21 to 24 years 243 25 to 44 years 1,729 45 to 54 years 1,037 55 to 59 years 379 60 to 64 years 275 65 to 74 years 340 75 to 84 years 128 85 years and over 33 Median age 39.0 Under 18 years 1,539 Percent of total population 25.9 65 years and over 501 Percent of total population 8.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,932 Family households (families) 1,690 Married-couple families 1,586 Percent of total households 82.1 Other family, male householder 39 Other family, female householder 65 Nonfamily households 242 Percent of total households 12.5 Householder living alone 193 Householder 65 years and over 76 Persons living in households 5,946 Persons per household 3.08 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 3 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 3 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,843 Black 29 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 67 Percent of total population 1.1 Other race 7 Hispanic Origin (any race) 48 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,024 Occupied housing units 1,932 Owner occupied 1,774 Percent owner occupied 91.8 Renter occupied 158 Vacant housing units 92 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,896 1-unit, attached 71 2 to 4 units 30 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 20 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,462 Less than $50,000 6 $50,000 to $99,999 17 $100,000 to $149,999 76 $150,000 to $199,999 149 $200,000 to $299,999 401 $300,000 or more 813 Median (dollars) 319,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 101 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 30 $500 to $749 39 $750 to $999 10 $1,000 or more 14 Median (dollars) 555 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,462 White 1,444 Black 7 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 0 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