Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Skippack township
Total Population 8,790
SEX
Male 6,372
Female 2,418
AGE
Under 5 years 361
5 to 17 years 768
18 to 20 years 332
21 to 24 years 762
25 to 44 years 4,572
45 to 54 years 946
55 to 59 years 278
60 to 64 years 261
65 to 74 years 346
75 to 84 years 133
85 years and over 31
Median age 33.7
Under 18 years 1,129
Percent of total population 12.8
65 years and over 510
Percent of total population 5.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,690
Family households (families) 1,300
Married-couple families 1,153
Percent of total households 68.2
Other family, male householder 40
Other family, female householder 107
Nonfamily households 390
Percent of total households 23.1
Householder living alone 323
Householder 65 years and over 82
Persons living in households 4,613
Persons per household 2.73
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 4,177
Institutionalized persons 4,175
Other persons in group quarters 2
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 5,604
Black 2,844
Percent of total population 32.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 53
Percent of total population 0.6
Asian or Pacific Islander 34
Percent of total population 0.4
Other race 255
Hispanic Origin (any race) 700
Percent of total population 8.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,784
Occupied housing units 1,690
Owner occupied 1,476
Percent owner occupied 87.3
Renter occupied 214
Vacant housing units 94
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6
Units with over 1 person per room 10
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,146
1-unit, attached 517
2 to 4 units 63
5 to 9 units 13
10 or more units 2
Mobile home, trailer, other 43
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,293
Less than $50,000 9
$50,000 to $99,999 142
$100,000 to $149,999 615
$150,000 to $199,999 318
$200,000 to $299,999 169
$300,000 or more 40
Median (dollars) 141,500
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 188
Less than $250 5
$250 to $499 72
$500 to $749 58
$750 to $999 52
$1,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 570
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,293
White 1,279
Black 7
Percent of occupied units 0.5
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of occupied units 0.4
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 12
Percent of occupied units 0.9
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