Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Plymouth township
Total Population 15,958
SEX
Male 7,725
Female 8,233
AGE
Under 5 years 819
5 to 17 years 2,280
18 to 20 years 565
21 to 24 years 889
25 to 44 years 4,880
45 to 54 years 1,762
55 to 59 years 985
60 to 64 years 1,130
65 to 74 years 1,765
75 to 84 years 695
85 years and over 188
Median age 38.5
Under 18 years 3,099
Percent of total population 19.4
65 years and over 2,648
Percent of total population 16.6
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 6,183
Family households (families) 4,410
Married-couple families 3,701
Percent of total households 59.9
Other family, male householder 172
Other family, female householder 537
Nonfamily households 1,773
Percent of total households 28.7
Householder living alone 1,489
Householder 65 years and over 542
Persons living in households 15,725
Persons per household 2.54
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 233
Institutionalized persons 224
Other persons in group quarters 9
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 14,871
Black 535
Percent of total population 3.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 17
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 520
Percent of total population 3.3
Other race 15
Hispanic Origin (any race) 121
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 6,392
Occupied housing units 6,183
Owner occupied 4,393
Percent owner occupied 71.0
Renter occupied 1,790
Vacant housing units 209
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9
Units with over 1 person per room 58
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 3,790
1-unit, attached 533
2 to 4 units 241
5 to 9 units 308
10 or more units 1,482
Mobile home, trailer, other 38
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 3,818
Less than $50,000 59
$50,000 to $99,999 634
$100,000 to $149,999 1,485
$150,000 to $199,999 1,163
$200,000 to $299,999 334
$300,000 or more 143
Median (dollars) 140,800
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,738
Less than $250 18
$250 to $499 304
$500 to $749 1,187
$750 to $999 217
$1,000 or more 12
Median (dollars) 579
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 3,818
White 3,652
Black 84
Percent of occupied units 2.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 78
Percent of occupied units 2.0
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 17
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