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