Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Franconia township
Total Population 7,224
SEX
Male 3,554
Female 3,670
AGE
Under 5 years 465
5 to 17 years 1,369
18 to 20 years 296
21 to 24 years 312
25 to 44 years 2,100
45 to 54 years 910
55 to 59 years 362
60 to 64 years 340
65 to 74 years 549
75 to 84 years 383
85 years and over 138
Median age 36.9
Under 18 years 1,834
Percent of total population 25.4
65 years and over 1,070
Percent of total population 14.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,343
Family households (families) 2,000
Married-couple families 1,837
Percent of total households 78.4
Other family, male householder 51
Other family, female householder 112
Nonfamily households 343
Percent of total households 14.6
Householder living alone 302
Householder 65 years and over 156
Persons living in households 6,967
Persons per household 2.97
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 257
Institutionalized persons 257
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 7,096
Black 20
Percent of total population 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 99
Percent of total population 1.4
Other race 7
Hispanic Origin (any race) 35
Percent of total population 0.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,390
Occupied housing units 2,343
Owner occupied 1,951
Percent owner occupied 83.3
Renter occupied 392
Vacant housing units 47
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 29
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,792
1-unit, attached 270
2 to 4 units 175
5 to 9 units 18
10 or more units 58
Mobile home, trailer, other 77
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,690
Less than $50,000 14
$50,000 to $99,999 133
$100,000 to $149,999 579
$150,000 to $199,999 639
$200,000 to $299,999 292
$300,000 or more 33
Median (dollars) 158,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 357
Less than $250 15
$250 to $499 222
$500 to $749 88
$750 to $999 22
$1,000 or more 10
Median (dollars) 417
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,690
White 1,677
Black 5
Percent of occupied units 0.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 7
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 7
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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