Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: East Norriton township


Total Population 13,324 SEX Male 6,268 Female 7,056 AGE Under 5 years 844 5 to 17 years 1,882 18 to 20 years 445 21 to 24 years 678 25 to 44 years 4,260 45 to 54 years 1,485 55 to 59 years 754 60 to 64 years 813 65 to 74 years 1,211 75 to 84 years 686 85 years and over 266 Median age 37.5 Under 18 years 2,726 Percent of total population 20.5 65 years and over 2,163 Percent of total population 16.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,976 Family households (families) 3,662 Married-couple families 3,181 Percent of total households 63.9 Other family, male householder 114 Other family, female householder 367 Nonfamily households 1,314 Percent of total households 26.4 Householder living alone 1,106 Householder 65 years and over 470 Persons living in households 13,019 Persons per household 2.62 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 305 Institutionalized persons 305 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 12,503 Black 557 Percent of total population 4.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 243 Percent of total population 1.8 Other race 15 Hispanic Origin (any race) 85 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,201 Occupied housing units 4,976 Owner occupied 3,819 Percent owner occupied 76.7 Renter occupied 1,157 Vacant housing units 225 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 30 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 3,425 1-unit, attached 546 2 to 4 units 68 5 to 9 units 72 10 or more units 1,049 Mobile home, trailer, other 41 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,480 Less than $50,000 29 $50,000 to $99,999 335 $100,000 to $149,999 1,530 $150,000 to $199,999 1,138 $200,000 to $299,999 411 $300,000 or more 37 Median (dollars) 144,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,123 Less than $250 10 $250 to $499 120 $500 to $749 809 $750 to $999 170 $1,000 or more 14 Median (dollars) 636 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,480 White 3,316 Black 121 Percent of occupied units 3.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 40 Percent of occupied units 1.1 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 17 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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