Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Bucks

Municipality: Yardley borough


Total Population 2,288 SEX Male 1,080 Female 1,208 AGE Under 5 years 190 5 to 17 years 268 18 to 20 years 45 21 to 24 years 93 25 to 44 years 899 45 to 54 years 249 55 to 59 years 120 60 to 64 years 101 65 to 74 years 205 75 to 84 years 102 85 years and over 16 Median age 36.0 Under 18 years 458 Percent of total population 20.0 65 years and over 323 Percent of total population 14.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,027 Family households (families) 598 Married-couple families 491 Percent of total households 47.8 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 77 Nonfamily households 429 Percent of total households 41.8 Householder living alone 378 Householder 65 years and over 109 Persons living in households 2,288 Persons per household 2.23 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,154 Black 110 Percent of total population 4.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 17 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,085 Occupied housing units 1,027 Owner occupied 726 Percent owner occupied 70.7 Renter occupied 301 Vacant housing units 58 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.7 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 563 1-unit, attached 97 2 to 4 units 251 5 to 9 units 73 10 or more units 65 Mobile home, trailer, other 36 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 530 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 95 $100,000 to $149,999 161 $150,000 to $199,999 193 $200,000 to $299,999 62 $300,000 or more 16 Median (dollars) 151,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 289 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 80 $500 to $749 172 $750 to $999 25 $1,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 554 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 530 White 502 Black 27 Percent of occupied units 5.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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