Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Pottsgrove township
Total Population 8,808
SEX
Male 4,300
Female 4,508
AGE
Under 5 years 726
5 to 17 years 1,852
18 to 20 years 308
21 to 24 years 388
25 to 44 years 3,053
45 to 54 years 913
55 to 59 years 341
60 to 64 years 349
65 to 74 years 605
75 to 84 years 235
85 years and over 38
Median age 32.7
Under 18 years 2,578
Percent of total population 29.3
65 years and over 878
Percent of total population 10.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,097
Family households (families) 2,493
Married-couple families 2,103
Percent of total households 67.9
Other family, male householder 62
Other family, female householder 328
Nonfamily households 604
Percent of total households 19.5
Householder living alone 496
Householder 65 years and over 193
Persons living in households 8,775
Persons per household 2.83
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 33
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 33
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 8,350
Black 305
Percent of total population 3.5
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 11
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 104
Percent of total population 1.2
Other race 38
Hispanic Origin (any race) 98
Percent of total population 1.1
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,175
Occupied housing units 3,097
Owner occupied 2,550
Percent owner occupied 82.3
Renter occupied 547
Vacant housing units 78
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9
Units with over 1 person per room 27
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,022
1-unit, attached 680
2 to 4 units 82
5 to 9 units 135
10 or more units 22
Mobile home, trailer, other 234
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,202
Less than $50,000 26
$50,000 to $99,999 717
$100,000 to $149,999 986
$150,000 to $199,999 347
$200,000 to $299,999 89
$300,000 or more 37
Median (dollars) 117,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 486
Less than $250 164
$250 to $499 123
$500 to $749 168
$750 to $999 31
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 426
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,202
White 2,159
Black 25
Percent of occupied units 1.1
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 15
Percent of occupied units 0.7
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 10
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