Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Gwynedd township
Total Population 9,958
SEX
Male 4,310
Female 5,648
AGE
Under 5 years 517
5 to 17 years 1,454
18 to 20 years 218
21 to 24 years 482
25 to 44 years 2,723
45 to 54 years 1,184
55 to 59 years 499
60 to 64 years 461
65 to 74 years 909
75 to 84 years 938
85 years and over 573
Median age 42.5
Under 18 years 1,971
Percent of total population 19.8
65 years and over 2,420
Percent of total population 24.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,679
Family households (families) 2,474
Married-couple families 2,197
Percent of total households 59.7
Other family, male householder 71
Other family, female householder 206
Nonfamily households 1,205
Percent of total households 32.8
Householder living alone 1,073
Householder 65 years and over 585
Persons living in households 9,045
Persons per household 2.46
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 913
Institutionalized persons 778
Other persons in group quarters 135
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 8,805
Black 831
Percent of total population 8.3
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 9
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 296
Percent of total population 3.0
Other race 17
Hispanic Origin (any race) 81
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,820
Occupied housing units 3,679
Owner occupied 2,758
Percent owner occupied 75.0
Renter occupied 921
Vacant housing units 141
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.6
Units with over 1 person per room 19
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,204
1-unit, attached 542
2 to 4 units 119
5 to 9 units 131
10 or more units 727
Mobile home, trailer, other 97
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,323
Less than $50,000 13
$50,000 to $99,999 195
$100,000 to $149,999 345
$150,000 to $199,999 395
$200,000 to $299,999 519
$300,000 or more 856
Median (dollars) 229,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 882
Less than $250 16
$250 to $499 33
$500 to $749 452
$750 to $999 247
$1,000 or more 134
Median (dollars) 726
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,323
White 2,062
Black 202
Percent of occupied units 8.7
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 55
Percent of occupied units 2.4
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 12
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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