Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Cheltenham township
Total Population 34,923
SEX
Male 16,202
Female 18,721
AGE
Under 5 years 2,095
5 to 17 years 5,138
18 to 20 years 1,289
21 to 24 years 1,584
25 to 44 years 10,150
45 to 54 years 3,763
55 to 59 years 1,776
60 to 64 years 2,124
65 to 74 years 3,804
75 to 84 years 2,398
85 years and over 802
Median age 39.7
Under 18 years 7,233
Percent of total population 20.7
65 years and over 7,004
Percent of total population 20.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 13,747
Family households (families) 9,577
Married-couple families 8,069
Percent of total households 58.7
Other family, male householder 311
Other family, female householder 1,197
Nonfamily households 4,170
Percent of total households 30.3
Householder living alone 3,722
Householder 65 years and over 1,789
Persons living in households 33,932
Persons per household 2.47
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 991
Institutionalized persons 366
Other persons in group quarters 625
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 27,745
Black 5,284
Percent of total population 15.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 57
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,755
Percent of total population 5.0
Other race 82
Hispanic Origin (any race) 387
Percent of total population 1.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 14,467
Occupied housing units 13,747
Owner occupied 9,289
Percent owner occupied 67.6
Renter occupied 4,458
Vacant housing units 720
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 98
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8
Units with over 1 person per room 245
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 7,367
1-unit, attached 1,851
2 to 4 units 1,514
5 to 9 units 211
10 or more units 3,348
Mobile home, trailer, other 176
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 8,008
Less than $50,000 81
$50,000 to $99,999 1,089
$100,000 to $149,999 2,249
$150,000 to $199,999 2,509
$200,000 to $299,999 1,695
$300,000 or more 385
Median (dollars) 160,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 4,340
Less than $250 61
$250 to $499 1,599
$500 to $749 1,685
$750 to $999 590
$1,000 or more 405
Median (dollars) 529
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 8,008
White 6,940
Black 880
Percent of occupied units 11.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 9
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 165
Percent of occupied units 2.1
Other race 14
Hispanic origin (of any race) 61
Percent of occupied units 0.8
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