Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Montgomery township
Total Population 12,179
SEX
Male 5,964
Female 6,215
AGE
Under 5 years 1,084
5 to 17 years 1,834
18 to 20 years 303
21 to 24 years 465
25 to 44 years 4,620
45 to 54 years 1,260
55 to 59 years 565
60 to 64 years 516
65 to 74 years 1,039
75 to 84 years 414
85 years and over 79
Median age 34.7
Under 18 years 2,918
Percent of total population 24.0
65 years and over 1,532
Percent of total population 12.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 4,579
Family households (families) 3,565
Married-couple families 3,199
Percent of total households 69.9
Other family, male householder 105
Other family, female householder 261
Nonfamily households 1,014
Percent of total households 22.1
Householder living alone 831
Householder 65 years and over 299
Persons living in households 12,103
Persons per household 2.64
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 76
Institutionalized persons 76
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 11,310
Black 198
Percent of total population 1.6
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 20
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 620
Percent of total population 5.1
Other race 31
Hispanic Origin (any race) 106
Percent of total population 0.9
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 4,825
Occupied housing units 4,579
Owner occupied 4,164
Percent owner occupied 90.9
Renter occupied 415
Vacant housing units 246
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 35
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 2,654
1-unit, attached 1,048
2 to 4 units 50
5 to 9 units 148
10 or more units 142
Mobile home, trailer, other 783
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 3,102
Less than $50,000 23
$50,000 to $99,999 180
$100,000 to $149,999 933
$150,000 to $199,999 996
$200,000 to $299,999 895
$300,000 or more 75
Median (dollars) 172,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 380
Less than $250 17
$250 to $499 52
$500 to $749 173
$750 to $999 122
$1,000 or more 16
Median (dollars) 674
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 3,102
White 2,910
Black 48
Percent of occupied units 1.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 5
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 134
Percent of occupied units 4.3
Other race 5
Hispanic origin (of any race) 19
Percent of occupied units 0.6
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