Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Hatfield township


Total Population 15,357 SEX Male 7,603 Female 7,754 AGE Under 5 years 1,238 5 to 17 years 2,610 18 to 20 years 585 21 to 24 years 942 25 to 44 years 5,510 45 to 54 years 1,704 55 to 59 years 612 60 to 64 years 565 65 to 74 years 927 75 to 84 years 521 85 years and over 143 Median age 32.6 Under 18 years 3,848 Percent of total population 25.1 65 years and over 1,591 Percent of total population 10.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,772 Family households (families) 4,123 Married-couple families 3,568 Percent of total households 61.8 Other family, male householder 155 Other family, female householder 400 Nonfamily households 1,649 Percent of total households 28.6 Householder living alone 1,374 Householder 65 years and over 382 Persons living in households 15,197 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 160 Institutionalized persons 150 Other persons in group quarters 10 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 14,116 Black 439 Percent of total population 2.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 26 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 711 Percent of total population 4.6 Other race 65 Hispanic Origin (any race) 207 Percent of total population 1.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 6,087 Occupied housing units 5,772 Owner occupied 3,537 Percent owner occupied 61.3 Renter occupied 2,235 Vacant housing units 315 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 87 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,859 1-unit, attached 747 2 to 4 units 182 5 to 9 units 163 10 or more units 1,811 Mobile home, trailer, other 325 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,054 Less than $50,000 23 $50,000 to $99,999 279 $100,000 to $149,999 1,322 $150,000 to $199,999 1,134 $200,000 to $299,999 279 $300,000 or more 17 Median (dollars) 146,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,197 Less than $250 41 $250 to $499 949 $500 to $749 1,050 $750 to $999 145 $1,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 513 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,054 White 2,906 Black 34 Percent of occupied units 1.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 106 Percent of occupied units 3.5 Other race 6 Hispanic origin (of any race) 19 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