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