Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Upper Merion township
Total Population 25,722
SEX
Male 12,576
Female 13,146
AGE
Under 5 years 1,386
5 to 17 years 3,355
18 to 20 years 786
21 to 24 years 1,852
25 to 44 years 8,714
45 to 54 years 3,162
55 to 59 years 1,538
60 to 64 years 1,745
65 to 74 years 2,303
75 to 84 years 732
85 years and over 149
Median age 36.5
Under 18 years 4,741
Percent of total population 18.4
65 years and over 3,184
Percent of total population 12.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 10,541
Family households (families) 6,996
Married-couple families 5,934
Percent of total households 56.3
Other family, male householder 266
Other family, female householder 796
Nonfamily households 3,545
Percent of total households 33.6
Householder living alone 2,712
Householder 65 years and over 656
Persons living in households 25,698
Persons per household 2.44
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 24
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 24
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 23,678
Black 963
Percent of total population 3.7
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 62
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 937
Percent of total population 3.6
Other race 82
Hispanic Origin (any race) 385
Percent of total population 1.5
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 11,202
Occupied housing units 10,541
Owner occupied 7,101
Percent owner occupied 67.4
Renter occupied 3,440
Vacant housing units 661
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 43
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 9.9
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7
Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9
Units with over 1 person per room 94
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 6,227
1-unit, attached 1,081
2 to 4 units 313
5 to 9 units 208
10 or more units 3,307
Mobile home, trailer, other 66
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 6,171
Less than $50,000 84
$50,000 to $99,999 749
$100,000 to $149,999 2,379
$150,000 to $199,999 1,910
$200,000 to $299,999 673
$300,000 or more 376
Median (dollars) 147,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 3,352
Less than $250 33
$250 to $499 393
$500 to $749 2,230
$750 to $999 600
$1,000 or more 96
Median (dollars) 616
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 6,171
White 5,810
Black 177
Percent of occupied units 2.9
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 12
Percent of occupied units 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 166
Percent of occupied units 2.7
Other race 6
Hispanic origin (of any race) 56
Percent of occupied units 0.9
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