Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Lower Frederick township


Total Population 3,396 SEX Male 1,683 Female 1,713 AGE Under 5 years 361 5 to 17 years 559 18 to 20 years 92 21 to 24 years 152 25 to 44 years 1,347 45 to 54 years 342 55 to 59 years 130 60 to 64 years 138 65 to 74 years 166 75 to 84 years 89 85 years and over 20 Median age 32.3 Under 18 years 920 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 275 Percent of total population 8.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,223 Family households (families) 974 Married-couple families 862 Percent of total households 70.5 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 80 Nonfamily households 249 Percent of total households 20.4 Householder living alone 209 Householder 65 years and over 61 Persons living in households 3,396 Persons per household 2.78 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,369 Black 14 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 28 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,268 Occupied housing units 1,223 Owner occupied 1,049 Percent owner occupied 85.8 Renter occupied 174 Vacant housing units 45 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 871 1-unit, attached 292 2 to 4 units 54 5 to 9 units 17 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 34 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 891 Less than $50,000 14 $50,000 to $99,999 163 $100,000 to $149,999 462 $150,000 to $199,999 161 $200,000 to $299,999 79 $300,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 122,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 151 Less than $250 6 $250 to $499 62 $500 to $749 63 $750 to $999 20 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 534 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 891 White 885 Black 3 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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