Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Collegeville borough
Total Population 4,227
SEX
Male 2,062
Female 2,165
AGE
Under 5 years 234
5 to 17 years 625
18 to 20 years 688
21 to 24 years 507
25 to 44 years 1,220
45 to 54 years 380
55 to 59 years 126
60 to 64 years 96
65 to 74 years 199
75 to 84 years 123
85 years and over 29
Median age 26.1
Under 18 years 859
Percent of total population 20.3
65 years and over 351
Percent of total population 8.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,259
Family households (families) 890
Married-couple families 779
Percent of total households 61.9
Other family, male householder 20
Other family, female householder 91
Nonfamily households 369
Percent of total households 29.3
Householder living alone 316
Householder 65 years and over 102
Persons living in households 3,289
Persons per household 2.61
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 938
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 938
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 4,097
Black 49
Percent of total population 1.2
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 70
Percent of total population 1.7
Other race 9
Hispanic Origin (any race) 22
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,312
Occupied housing units 1,259
Owner occupied 829
Percent owner occupied 65.8
Renter occupied 430
Vacant housing units 53
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 8
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 778
1-unit, attached 131
2 to 4 units 158
5 to 9 units 38
10 or more units 178
Mobile home, trailer, other 29
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 743
Less than $50,000 7
$50,000 to $99,999 97
$100,000 to $149,999 193
$150,000 to $199,999 240
$200,000 to $299,999 192
$300,000 or more 14
Median (dollars) 162,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 416
Less than $250 13
$250 to $499 243
$500 to $749 139
$750 to $999 18
$1,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 477
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 743
White 724
Black 7
Percent of occupied units 0.9
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 12
Percent of occupied units 1.6
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
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