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