Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Montgomery
Municipality: Upper Providence township
Total Population 9,682
SEX
Male 4,573
Female 5,109
AGE
Under 5 years 630
5 to 17 years 1,659
18 to 20 years 348
21 to 24 years 401
25 to 44 years 3,541
45 to 54 years 995
55 to 59 years 374
60 to 64 years 385
65 to 74 years 615
75 to 84 years 474
85 years and over 260
Median age 34.7
Under 18 years 2,289
Percent of total population 23.6
65 years and over 1,349
Percent of total population 13.9
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 3,318
Family households (families) 2,474
Married-couple families 2,091
Percent of total households 63.0
Other family, male householder 88
Other family, female householder 295
Nonfamily households 844
Percent of total households 25.4
Householder living alone 681
Householder 65 years and over 182
Persons living in households 9,022
Persons per household 2.72
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 660
Institutionalized persons 660
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 9,337
Black 170
Percent of total population 1.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 159
Percent of total population 1.6
Other race 9
Hispanic Origin (any race) 78
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,498
Occupied housing units 3,318
Owner occupied 2,700
Percent owner occupied 81.4
Renter occupied 618
Vacant housing units 180
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 20
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,848
1-unit, attached 1,160
2 to 4 units 158
5 to 9 units 81
10 or more units 205
Mobile home, trailer, other 46
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 2,306
Less than $50,000 25
$50,000 to $99,999 574
$100,000 to $149,999 1,033
$150,000 to $199,999 410
$200,000 to $299,999 221
$300,000 or more 43
Median (dollars) 125,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 549
Less than $250 31
$250 to $499 177
$500 to $749 277
$750 to $999 59
$1,000 or more 5
Median (dollars) 540
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 2,306
White 2,246
Black 26
Percent of occupied units 1.1
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 30
Percent of occupied units 1.3
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 13
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