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