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