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