Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Upper Gwynedd township


Total Population 12,197 SEX Male 5,938 Female 6,259 AGE Under 5 years 878 5 to 17 years 2,382 18 to 20 years 454 21 to 24 years 517 25 to 44 years 4,225 45 to 54 years 1,528 55 to 59 years 465 60 to 64 years 462 65 to 74 years 720 75 to 84 years 402 85 years and over 164 Median age 35.0 Under 18 years 3,260 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 1,286 Percent of total population 10.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,143 Family households (families) 3,301 Married-couple families 2,940 Percent of total households 71.0 Other family, male householder 85 Other family, female householder 276 Nonfamily households 842 Percent of total households 20.3 Householder living alone 697 Householder 65 years and over 230 Persons living in households 11,961 Persons per household 2.89 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 236 Institutionalized persons 225 Other persons in group quarters 11 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 11,117 Black 379 Percent of total population 3.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 653 Percent of total population 5.4 Other race 43 Hispanic Origin (any race) 94 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 4,358 Occupied housing units 4,143 Owner occupied 3,319 Percent owner occupied 80.1 Renter occupied 824 Vacant housing units 215 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 33 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,986 1-unit, attached 544 2 to 4 units 204 5 to 9 units 267 10 or more units 319 Mobile home, trailer, other 38 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,024 Less than $50,000 15 $50,000 to $99,999 194 $100,000 to $149,999 731 $150,000 to $199,999 998 $200,000 to $299,999 849 $300,000 or more 237 Median (dollars) 179,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 789 Less than $250 9 $250 to $499 93 $500 to $749 448 $750 to $999 179 $1,000 or more 60 Median (dollars) 653 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,024 White 2,810 Black 82 Percent of occupied units 2.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 124 Percent of occupied units 4.1 Other race 8 Hispanic origin (of any race) 14 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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