Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Horsham township


Total Population 21,896 SEX Male 10,936 Female 10,960 AGE Under 5 years 1,863 5 to 17 years 3,240 18 to 20 years 694 21 to 24 years 1,392 25 to 44 years 8,744 45 to 54 years 2,126 55 to 59 years 1,011 60 to 64 years 912 65 to 74 years 1,216 75 to 84 years 525 85 years and over 173 Median age 32.0 Under 18 years 5,103 Percent of total population 23.3 65 years and over 1,914 Percent of total population 8.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 8,279 Family households (families) 5,883 Married-couple families 5,075 Percent of total households 61.3 Other family, male householder 232 Other family, female householder 576 Nonfamily households 2,396 Percent of total households 28.9 Householder living alone 1,919 Householder 65 years and over 413 Persons living in households 21,503 Persons per household 2.60 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 393 Institutionalized persons 129 Other persons in group quarters 264 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 20,630 Black 677 Percent of total population 3.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 30 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 507 Percent of total population 2.3 Other race 52 Hispanic Origin (any race) 247 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 8,599 Occupied housing units 8,279 Owner occupied 5,586 Percent owner occupied 67.5 Renter occupied 2,693 Vacant housing units 320 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 88 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 4,328 1-unit, attached 1,893 2 to 4 units 658 5 to 9 units 275 10 or more units 1,318 Mobile home, trailer, other 127 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 4,996 Less than $50,000 29 $50,000 to $99,999 567 $100,000 to $149,999 2,140 $150,000 to $199,999 1,532 $200,000 to $299,999 604 $300,000 or more 124 Median (dollars) 144,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 2,610 Less than $250 29 $250 to $499 694 $500 to $749 1,538 $750 to $999 336 $1,000 or more 13 Median (dollars) 557 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 4,996 White 4,833 Black 66 Percent of occupied units 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 8 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 85 Percent of occupied units 1.7 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 29 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