Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Towamencin township


Total Population 14,167 SEX Male 6,812 Female 7,355 AGE Under 5 years 996 5 to 17 years 2,837 18 to 20 years 508 21 to 24 years 611 25 to 44 years 5,047 45 to 54 years 1,645 55 to 59 years 539 60 to 64 years 497 65 to 74 years 848 75 to 84 years 493 85 years and over 146 Median age 34.4 Under 18 years 3,833 Percent of total population 27.1 65 years and over 1,487 Percent of total population 10.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 5,202 Family households (families) 3,739 Married-couple families 3,253 Percent of total households 62.5 Other family, male householder 125 Other family, female householder 361 Nonfamily households 1,463 Percent of total households 28.1 Householder living alone 1,266 Householder 65 years and over 524 Persons living in households 14,096 Persons per household 2.71 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 71 Institutionalized persons 71 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 13,226 Black 351 Percent of total population 2.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 550 Percent of total population 3.9 Other race 34 Hispanic Origin (any race) 136 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 5,389 Occupied housing units 5,202 Owner occupied 3,654 Percent owner occupied 70.2 Renter occupied 1,548 Vacant housing units 187 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 53 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,768 1-unit, attached 1,032 2 to 4 units 184 5 to 9 units 182 10 or more units 1,108 Mobile home, trailer, other 115 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,174 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 482 $100,000 to $149,999 822 $150,000 to $199,999 1,007 $200,000 to $299,999 770 $300,000 or more 85 Median (dollars) 163,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,485 Less than $250 308 $250 to $499 329 $500 to $749 730 $750 to $999 100 $1,000 or more 18 Median (dollars) 538 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,174 White 3,020 Black 51 Percent of occupied units 1.6 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 99 Percent of occupied units 3.1 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 22 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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