Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Lower Salford township
Total Population 10,735
SEX
Male 5,213
Female 5,522
AGE
Under 5 years 1,074
5 to 17 years 2,157
18 to 20 years 346
21 to 24 years 508
25 to 44 years 3,854
45 to 54 years 1,126
55 to 59 years 393
60 to 64 years 342
65 to 74 years 417
75 to 84 years 363
85 years and over 155
Median age 31.6
Under 18 years 3,231
Percent of total population 30.1
65 years and over 935
Percent of total population 8.7
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,717
Family households (families) 2,914
Married-couple families 2,563
Percent of total households 69.0
Other family, male householder 78
Other family, female householder 273
Nonfamily households 803
Percent of total households 21.6
Householder living alone 659
Householder 65 years and over 247
Persons living in households 10,626
Persons per household 2.86
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 109
Institutionalized persons 109
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 10,377
Black 182
Percent of total population 1.7
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 123
Percent of total population 1.1
Other race 49
Hispanic Origin (any race) 109
Percent of total population 1.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,832
Occupied housing units 3,717
Owner occupied 2,549
Percent owner occupied 68.6
Renter occupied 1,168
Vacant housing units 115
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 37
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,187
1-unit, attached 590
2 to 4 units 414
5 to 9 units 172
10 or more units 413
Mobile home, trailer, other 56
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,270
Less than $50,000 15
$50,000 to $99,999 121
$100,000 to $149,999 790
$150,000 to $199,999 837
$200,000 to $299,999 398
$300,000 or more 109
Median (dollars) 160,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,119
Less than $250 147
$250 to $499 376
$500 to $749 513
$750 to $999 55
$1,000 or more 28
Median (dollars) 510
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,270
White 2,232
Black 22
Percent of occupied units 1.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 12
Percent of occupied units 0.5
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 8
Percent of occupied units 0.4
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