Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Abington township
Total Population 56,322
SEX
Male 26,467
Female 29,855
AGE
Under 5 years 3,689
5 to 17 years 8,572
18 to 20 years 1,778
21 to 24 years 2,514
25 to 44 years 16,527
45 to 54 years 5,882
55 to 59 years 3,028
60 to 64 years 3,361
65 to 74 years 6,063
75 to 84 years 3,598
85 years and over 1,310
Median age 38.4
Under 18 years 12,261
Percent of total population 21.8
65 years and over 10,971
Percent of total population 19.5
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 21,543
Family households (families) 15,637
Married-couple families 13,236
Percent of total households 61.4
Other family, male householder 505
Other family, female householder 1,896
Nonfamily households 5,906
Percent of total households 27.4
Householder living alone 5,220
Householder 65 years and over 2,883
Persons living in households 55,623
Persons per household 2.58
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 699
Institutionalized persons 616
Other persons in group quarters 83
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 50,374
Black 4,605
Percent of total population 8.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 61
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,178
Percent of total population 2.1
Other race 104
Hispanic Origin (any race) 531
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 22,116
Occupied housing units 21,543
Owner occupied 16,903
Percent owner occupied 78.5
Renter occupied 4,640
Vacant housing units 573
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 29
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.2
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8
Units with over 1 person per room 211
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 15,602
1-unit, attached 1,693
2 to 4 units 1,373
5 to 9 units 637
10 or more units 2,603
Mobile home, trailer, other 208
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 15,309
Less than $50,000 188
$50,000 to $99,999 2,953
$100,000 to $149,999 6,839
$150,000 to $199,999 2,777
$200,000 to $299,999 1,475
$300,000 or more 1,077
Median (dollars) 129,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 4,463
Less than $250 269
$250 to $499 1,337
$500 to $749 1,670
$750 to $999 667
$1,000 or more 520
Median (dollars) 567
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 15,309
White 13,963
Black 1,108
Percent of occupied units 7.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 10
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 212
Percent of occupied units 1.4
Other race 16
Hispanic origin (of any race) 101
Percent of occupied units 0.7
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