Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Hatfield borough


Total Population 2,650 SEX Male 1,281 Female 1,369 AGE Under 5 years 191 5 to 17 years 382 18 to 20 years 97 21 to 24 years 189 25 to 44 years 1,044 45 to 54 years 239 55 to 59 years 101 60 to 64 years 112 65 to 74 years 166 75 to 84 years 95 85 years and over 34 Median age 31.6 Under 18 years 573 Percent of total population 21.6 65 years and over 295 Percent of total population 11.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,119 Family households (families) 684 Married-couple families 571 Percent of total households 51.0 Other family, male householder 35 Other family, female householder 78 Nonfamily households 435 Percent of total households 38.9 Householder living alone 352 Householder 65 years and over 79 Persons living in households 2,614 Persons per household 2.34 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 36 Institutionalized persons 23 Other persons in group quarters 13 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,515 Black 44 Percent of total population 1.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 66 Percent of total population 2.5 Other race 22 Hispanic Origin (any race) 50 Percent of total population 1.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,172 Occupied housing units 1,119 Owner occupied 518 Percent owner occupied 46.3 Renter occupied 601 Vacant housing units 53 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.4 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 25 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 466 1-unit, attached 97 2 to 4 units 238 5 to 9 units 76 10 or more units 286 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 450 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 106 $100,000 to $149,999 258 $150,000 to $199,999 69 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 121,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 585 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 362 $500 to $749 209 $750 to $999 5 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 467 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 450 White 439 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.9 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 9 Percent of occupied units 2.0 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