Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Schwenksville borough


Total Population 1,326 SEX Male 644 Female 682 AGE Under 5 years 136 5 to 17 years 189 18 to 20 years 45 21 to 24 years 89 25 to 44 years 512 45 to 54 years 111 55 to 59 years 52 60 to 64 years 40 65 to 74 years 70 75 to 84 years 66 85 years and over 16 Median age 30.4 Under 18 years 325 Percent of total population 24.5 65 years and over 152 Percent of total population 11.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 511 Family households (families) 338 Married-couple families 283 Percent of total households 55.4 Other family, male householder 8 Other family, female householder 47 Nonfamily households 173 Percent of total households 33.9 Householder living alone 137 Householder 65 years and over 33 Persons living in households 1,273 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 53 Institutionalized persons 53 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,296 Black 17 Percent of total population 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 9 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 543 Occupied housing units 511 Owner occupied 310 Percent owner occupied 60.7 Renter occupied 201 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 194 1-unit, attached 70 2 to 4 units 74 5 to 9 units 66 10 or more units 134 Mobile home, trailer, other 5 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 212 Less than $50,000 7 $50,000 to $99,999 87 $100,000 to $149,999 87 $150,000 to $199,999 25 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 105,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 201 Less than $250 4 $250 to $499 128 $500 to $749 68 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 443 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 212 White 211 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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