Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Douglass township
Total Population 7,048
SEX
Male 3,477
Female 3,571
AGE
Under 5 years 570
5 to 17 years 1,385
18 to 20 years 284
21 to 24 years 321
25 to 44 years 2,438
45 to 54 years 727
55 to 59 years 288
60 to 64 years 312
65 to 74 years 475
75 to 84 years 210
85 years and over 38
Median age 33.2
Under 18 years 1,955
Percent of total population 27.7
65 years and over 723
Percent of total population 10.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,454
Family households (families) 2,016
Married-couple families 1,755
Percent of total households 71.5
Other family, male householder 59
Other family, female householder 202
Nonfamily households 438
Percent of total households 17.8
Householder living alone 376
Householder 65 years and over 154
Persons living in households 7,048
Persons per household 2.87
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 6,983
Black 33
Percent of total population 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 29
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 39
Percent of total population 0.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,559
Occupied housing units 2,454
Owner occupied 1,895
Percent owner occupied 77.2
Renter occupied 559
Vacant housing units 105
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 19
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,917
1-unit, attached 163
2 to 4 units 114
5 to 9 units 56
10 or more units 259
Mobile home, trailer, other 50
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,644
Less than $50,000 42
$50,000 to $99,999 395
$100,000 to $149,999 806
$150,000 to $199,999 337
$200,000 to $299,999 58
$300,000 or more 6
Median (dollars) 126,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 527
Less than $250 80
$250 to $499 377
$500 to $749 56
$750 to $999 12
$1,000 or more 2
Median (dollars) 398
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,644
White 1,635
Black 4
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 4
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 10
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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