Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Salford township


Total Population 2,216 SEX Male 1,100 Female 1,116 AGE Under 5 years 180 5 to 17 years 473 18 to 20 years 85 21 to 24 years 102 25 to 44 years 706 45 to 54 years 311 55 to 59 years 85 60 to 64 years 83 65 to 74 years 131 75 to 84 years 46 85 years and over 14 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 653 Percent of total population 29.5 65 years and over 191 Percent of total population 8.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 711 Family households (families) 608 Married-couple families 557 Percent of total households 78.3 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 35 Nonfamily households 103 Percent of total households 14.5 Householder living alone 90 Householder 65 years and over 38 Persons living in households 2,216 Persons per household 3.12 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,189 Black 6 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 15 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 13 Percent of total population 0.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 732 Occupied housing units 711 Owner occupied 651 Percent owner occupied 91.6 Renter occupied 60 Vacant housing units 21 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.2 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 658 1-unit, attached 17 2 to 4 units 31 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 26 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 503 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 49 $100,000 to $149,999 126 $150,000 to $199,999 182 $200,000 to $299,999 106 $300,000 or more 32 Median (dollars) 167,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 44 Less than $250 5 $250 to $499 27 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 421 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 503 White 500 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 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