Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Ambler borough


Total Population 6,609 SEX Male 3,077 Female 3,532 AGE Under 5 years 469 5 to 17 years 913 18 to 20 years 228 21 to 24 years 391 25 to 44 years 2,290 45 to 54 years 616 55 to 59 years 275 60 to 64 years 375 65 to 74 years 545 75 to 84 years 343 85 years and over 164 Median age 34.3 Under 18 years 1,382 Percent of total population 20.9 65 years and over 1,052 Percent of total population 15.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,561 Family households (families) 1,682 Married-couple families 1,292 Percent of total households 50.4 Other family, male householder 85 Other family, female householder 305 Nonfamily households 879 Percent of total households 34.3 Householder living alone 709 Householder 65 years and over 281 Persons living in households 6,390 Persons per household 2.50 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 219 Institutionalized persons 180 Other persons in group quarters 39 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,004 Black 523 Percent of total population 7.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 63 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 12 Hispanic Origin (any race) 87 Percent of total population 1.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,629 Occupied housing units 2,561 Owner occupied 1,476 Percent owner occupied 57.6 Renter occupied 1,085 Vacant housing units 68 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 27 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 990 1-unit, attached 674 2 to 4 units 456 5 to 9 units 147 10 or more units 332 Mobile home, trailer, other 30 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,352 Less than $50,000 30 $50,000 to $99,999 471 $100,000 to $149,999 511 $150,000 to $199,999 275 $200,000 to $299,999 57 $300,000 or more 8 Median (dollars) 118,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,061 Less than $250 30 $250 to $499 434 $500 to $749 567 $750 to $999 25 $1,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 517 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,352 White 1,273 Black 74 Percent of occupied units 5.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 13 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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