Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Perkiomen township
Total Population 3,200
SEX
Male 1,557
Female 1,643
AGE
Under 5 years 257
5 to 17 years 543
18 to 20 years 141
21 to 24 years 159
25 to 44 years 1,176
45 to 54 years 355
55 to 59 years 140
60 to 64 years 122
65 to 74 years 193
75 to 84 years 99
85 years and over 15
Median age 33.0
Under 18 years 800
Percent of total population 25.0
65 years and over 307
Percent of total population 9.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,191
Family households (families) 904
Married-couple families 773
Percent of total households 64.9
Other family, male householder 42
Other family, female householder 89
Nonfamily households 287
Percent of total households 24.1
Householder living alone 254
Householder 65 years and over 103
Persons living in households 3,200
Persons per household 2.69
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,140
Black 27
Percent of total population 0.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 20
Percent of total population 0.6
Other race 10
Hispanic Origin (any race) 21
Percent of total population 0.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,240
Occupied housing units 1,191
Owner occupied 960
Percent owner occupied 80.6
Renter occupied 231
Vacant housing units 49
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 635
1-unit, attached 456
2 to 4 units 39
5 to 9 units 9
10 or more units 86
Mobile home, trailer, other 15
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 879
Less than $50,000 9
$50,000 to $99,999 282
$100,000 to $149,999 385
$150,000 to $199,999 143
$200,000 to $299,999 50
$300,000 or more 10
Median (dollars) 114,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 211
Less than $250 43
$250 to $499 91
$500 to $749 66
$750 to $999 9
$1,000 or more 2
Median (dollars) 360
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 879
White 863
Black 5
Percent of occupied units 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 7
Percent of occupied units 0.8
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 6
Percent of occupied units 0.7
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