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