Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Delaware

Municipality: Haverford township


Total Population 49,848 SEX Male 23,807 Female 26,041 AGE Under 5 years 3,420 5 to 17 years 7,558 18 to 20 years 2,353 21 to 24 years 2,737 25 to 44 years 15,113 45 to 54 years 4,830 55 to 59 years 2,339 60 to 64 years 2,761 65 to 74 years 4,939 75 to 84 years 2,935 85 years and over 863 Median age 36.6 Under 18 years 10,978 Percent of total population 22.0 65 years and over 8,737 Percent of total population 17.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 17,720 Family households (families) 13,352 Married-couple families 11,298 Percent of total households 63.8 Other family, male householder 485 Other family, female householder 1,569 Nonfamily households 4,368 Percent of total households 24.7 Householder living alone 3,626 Householder 65 years and over 1,891 Persons living in households 48,480 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 1,368 Institutionalized persons 705 Other persons in group quarters 663 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 47,887 Black 1,011 Percent of total population 2.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 24 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 871 Percent of total population 1.7 Other race 55 Hispanic Origin (any race) 335 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 18,210 Occupied housing units 17,720 Owner occupied 15,167 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 2,553 Vacant housing units 490 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 23 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 125 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 12,575 1-unit, attached 3,241 2 to 4 units 710 5 to 9 units 283 10 or more units 1,283 Mobile home, trailer, other 118 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 13,978 Less than $50,000 69 $50,000 to $99,999 1,140 $100,000 to $149,999 5,972 $150,000 to $199,999 4,830 $200,000 to $299,999 1,401 $300,000 or more 566 Median (dollars) 148,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,413 Less than $250 40 $250 to $499 890 $500 to $749 850 $750 to $999 271 $1,000 or more 362 Median (dollars) 549 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 13,978 White 13,602 Black 225 Percent of occupied units 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 7 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 137 Percent of occupied units 1.0 Other race 7 Hispanic origin (of any race) 54 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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