Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Upper Moreland township


Total Population 25,313 SEX Male 12,145 Female 13,168 AGE Under 5 years 1,749 5 to 17 years 3,711 18 to 20 years 747 21 to 24 years 1,534 25 to 44 years 8,645 45 to 54 years 2,473 55 to 59 years 1,243 60 to 64 years 1,327 65 to 74 years 2,425 75 to 84 years 1,121 85 years and over 338 Median age 34.6 Under 18 years 5,460 Percent of total population 21.6 65 years and over 3,884 Percent of total population 15.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 10,063 Family households (families) 6,961 Married-couple families 5,871 Percent of total households 58.3 Other family, male householder 257 Other family, female householder 833 Nonfamily households 3,102 Percent of total households 30.8 Householder living alone 2,608 Householder 65 years and over 967 Persons living in households 25,070 Persons per household 2.49 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 243 Institutionalized persons 231 Other persons in group quarters 12 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 24,400 Black 554 Percent of total population 2.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 24 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 276 Percent of total population 1.1 Other race 59 Hispanic Origin (any race) 227 Percent of total population 0.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 10,362 Occupied housing units 10,063 Owner occupied 6,291 Percent owner occupied 62.5 Renter occupied 3,772 Vacant housing units 299 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 16 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.9 Units with over 1 person per room 113 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 6,099 1-unit, attached 707 2 to 4 units 795 5 to 9 units 390 10 or more units 2,285 Mobile home, trailer, other 86 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 5,850 Less than $50,000 131 $50,000 to $99,999 819 $100,000 to $149,999 3,150 $150,000 to $199,999 1,078 $200,000 to $299,999 532 $300,000 or more 140 Median (dollars) 132,700 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 3,693 Less than $250 163 $250 to $499 975 $500 to $749 2,300 $750 to $999 231 $1,000 or more 24 Median (dollars) 542 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 5,850 White 5,765 Black 40 Percent of occupied units 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 6 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 31 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 8 Hispanic origin (of any race) 33 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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