Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Upper Pottsgrove township


Total Population 3,315 SEX Male 1,644 Female 1,671 AGE Under 5 years 270 5 to 17 years 636 18 to 20 years 118 21 to 24 years 120 25 to 44 years 1,122 45 to 54 years 364 55 to 59 years 158 60 to 64 years 180 65 to 74 years 233 75 to 84 years 92 85 years and over 22 Median age 34.0 Under 18 years 906 Percent of total population 27.3 65 years and over 347 Percent of total population 10.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,152 Family households (families) 933 Married-couple families 841 Percent of total households 73.0 Other family, male householder 28 Other family, female householder 64 Nonfamily households 219 Percent of total households 19.0 Householder living alone 177 Householder 65 years and over 60 Persons living in households 3,315 Persons per household 2.88 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,216 Black 71 Percent of total population 2.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 18 Percent of total population 0.5 Other race 10 Hispanic Origin (any race) 10 Percent of total population 0.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,196 Occupied housing units 1,152 Owner occupied 1,034 Percent owner occupied 89.8 Renter occupied 118 Vacant housing units 44 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,085 1-unit, attached 36 2 to 4 units 30 5 to 9 units 10 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 35 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 904 Less than $50,000 28 $50,000 to $99,999 279 $100,000 to $149,999 411 $150,000 to $199,999 144 $200,000 to $299,999 39 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 117,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 98 Less than $250 14 $250 to $499 45 $500 to $749 32 $750 to $999 7 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 445 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 904 White 882 Black 16 Percent of occupied units 1.8 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 3 Percent of occupied units 0.3 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