Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Telford borough


Total Population 2,565 SEX Male 1,243 Female 1,322 AGE Under 5 years 194 5 to 17 years 439 18 to 20 years 111 21 to 24 years 172 25 to 44 years 841 45 to 54 years 282 55 to 59 years 121 60 to 64 years 115 65 to 74 years 179 75 to 84 years 92 85 years and over 19 Median age 33.1 Under 18 years 633 Percent of total population 24.7 65 years and over 290 Percent of total population 11.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 976 Family households (families) 693 Married-couple families 570 Percent of total households 58.4 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 91 Nonfamily households 283 Percent of total households 29.0 Householder living alone 244 Householder 65 years and over 88 Persons living in households 2,565 Persons per household 2.63 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,399 Black 15 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 110 Percent of total population 4.3 Other race 41 Hispanic Origin (any race) 62 Percent of total population 2.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,007 Occupied housing units 976 Owner occupied 644 Percent owner occupied 66.0 Renter occupied 332 Vacant housing units 31 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 15 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 527 1-unit, attached 146 2 to 4 units 168 5 to 9 units 69 10 or more units 67 Mobile home, trailer, other 30 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 582 Less than $50,000 5 $50,000 to $99,999 134 $100,000 to $149,999 350 $150,000 to $199,999 86 $200,000 to $299,999 6 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 122,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 325 Less than $250 44 $250 to $499 201 $500 to $749 78 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 413 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 582 White 569 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of occupied units 1.7 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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