Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Trappe borough


Total Population 2,115 SEX Male 1,057 Female 1,058 AGE Under 5 years 156 5 to 17 years 294 18 to 20 years 62 21 to 24 years 111 25 to 44 years 831 45 to 54 years 213 55 to 59 years 114 60 to 64 years 98 65 to 74 years 169 75 to 84 years 57 85 years and over 10 Median age 33.4 Under 18 years 450 Percent of total population 21.3 65 years and over 236 Percent of total population 11.2 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 832 Family households (families) 611 Married-couple families 537 Percent of total households 64.5 Other family, male householder 19 Other family, female householder 55 Nonfamily households 221 Percent of total households 26.6 Householder living alone 169 Householder 65 years and over 44 Persons living in households 2,115 Persons per household 2.54 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,073 Black 13 Percent of total population 0.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 25 Percent of total population 1.2 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 865 Occupied housing units 832 Owner occupied 656 Percent owner occupied 78.8 Renter occupied 176 Vacant housing units 33 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 450 1-unit, attached 281 2 to 4 units 62 5 to 9 units 22 10 or more units 40 Mobile home, trailer, other 10 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 602 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 70 $100,000 to $149,999 363 $150,000 to $199,999 95 $200,000 to $299,999 55 $300,000 or more 11 Median (dollars) 134,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 167 Less than $250 16 $250 to $499 46 $500 to $749 76 $750 to $999 28 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 520 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 602 White 593 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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