Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Merion township
Total Population 58,003
SEX
Male 26,133
Female 31,870
AGE
Under 5 years 3,210
5 to 17 years 8,329
18 to 20 years 2,874
21 to 24 years 3,204
25 to 44 years 15,681
45 to 54 years 7,405
55 to 59 years 3,043
60 to 64 years 3,163
65 to 74 years 5,814
75 to 84 years 3,975
85 years and over 1,305
Median age 40.5
Under 18 years 11,539
Percent of total population 19.9
65 years and over 11,094
Percent of total population 19.1
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 22,559
Family households (families) 15,215
Married-couple families 13,025
Percent of total households 57.7
Other family, male householder 517
Other family, female householder 1,673
Nonfamily households 7,344
Percent of total households 32.6
Householder living alone 6,140
Householder 65 years and over 3,120
Persons living in households 55,564
Persons per household 2.46
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 2,439
Institutionalized persons 422
Other persons in group quarters 2,017
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 53,988
Black 2,603
Percent of total population 4.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 47
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 1,255
Percent of total population 2.2
Other race 110
Hispanic Origin (any race) 698
Percent of total population 1.2
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 23,868
Occupied housing units 22,559
Owner occupied 16,832
Percent owner occupied 74.6
Renter occupied 5,727
Vacant housing units 1,309
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 137
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.5
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8
Units with over 1 person per room 127
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 13,580
1-unit, attached 2,820
2 to 4 units 1,110
5 to 9 units 494
10 or more units 5,621
Mobile home, trailer, other 243
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 13,467
Less than $50,000 84
$50,000 to $99,999 732
$100,000 to $149,999 1,511
$150,000 to $199,999 1,693
$200,000 to $299,999 3,284
$300,000 or more 6,163
Median (dollars) 282,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 5,396
Less than $250 155
$250 to $499 1,400
$500 to $749 2,070
$750 to $999 1,109
$1,000 or more 662
Median (dollars) 621
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 13,467
White 12,791
Black 461
Percent of occupied units 3.4
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 8
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 200
Percent of occupied units 1.5
Other race 7
Hispanic origin (of any race) 83
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