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