Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Providence township
Total Population 19,351
SEX
Male 10,110
Female 9,241
AGE
Under 5 years 1,196
5 to 17 years 3,337
18 to 20 years 827
21 to 24 years 1,325
25 to 44 years 6,830
45 to 54 years 2,263
55 to 59 years 970
60 to 64 years 869
65 to 74 years 1,168
75 to 84 years 450
85 years and over 116
Median age 33.2
Under 18 years 4,533
Percent of total population 23.4
65 years and over 1,734
Percent of total population 9.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 6,573
Family households (families) 4,917
Married-couple families 4,181
Percent of total households 63.6
Other family, male householder 201
Other family, female householder 535
Nonfamily households 1,656
Percent of total households 25.2
Householder living alone 1,333
Householder 65 years and over 383
Persons living in households 18,089
Persons per household 2.75
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 1,262
Institutionalized persons 1,258
Other persons in group quarters 4
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 17,954
Black 985
Percent of total population 5.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 13
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 347
Percent of total population 1.8
Other race 52
Hispanic Origin (any race) 244
Percent of total population 1.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 6,826
Occupied housing units 6,573
Owner occupied 4,871
Percent owner occupied 74.1
Renter occupied 1,702
Vacant housing units 253
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 15
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 79
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 4,586
1-unit, attached 311
2 to 4 units 304
5 to 9 units 205
10 or more units 934
Mobile home, trailer, other 486
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 4,149
Less than $50,000 44
$50,000 to $99,999 525
$100,000 to $149,999 1,520
$150,000 to $199,999 1,534
$200,000 to $299,999 477
$300,000 or more 49
Median (dollars) 149,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,624
Less than $250 57
$250 to $499 309
$500 to $749 1,147
$750 to $999 89
$1,000 or more 22
Median (dollars) 568
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 4,149
White 4,056
Black 23
Percent of occupied units 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 68
Percent of occupied units 1.6
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 33
Percent of occupied units 0.8
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