Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: Upper Salford township


Total Population 2,719 SEX Male 1,340 Female 1,379 AGE Under 5 years 231 5 to 17 years 560 18 to 20 years 105 21 to 24 years 96 25 to 44 years 903 45 to 54 years 354 55 to 59 years 121 60 to 64 years 105 65 to 74 years 162 75 to 84 years 66 85 years and over 16 Median age 33.6 Under 18 years 791 Percent of total population 29.1 65 years and over 244 Percent of total population 9.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 894 Family households (families) 749 Married-couple families 686 Percent of total households 76.7 Other family, male householder 27 Other family, female householder 36 Nonfamily households 145 Percent of total households 16.2 Householder living alone 130 Householder 65 years and over 56 Persons living in households 2,673 Persons per household 2.99 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 46 Institutionalized persons 46 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,683 Black 21 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 6 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic Origin (any race) 13 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 927 Occupied housing units 894 Owner occupied 791 Percent owner occupied 88.5 Renter occupied 103 Vacant housing units 33 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 10 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 842 1-unit, attached 22 2 to 4 units 27 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 2 Mobile home, trailer, other 31 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 644 Less than $50,000 15 $50,000 to $99,999 87 $100,000 to $149,999 192 $150,000 to $199,999 200 $200,000 to $299,999 123 $300,000 or more 27 Median (dollars) 155,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 79 Less than $250 2 $250 to $499 35 $500 to $749 36 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 516 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 644 White 642 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 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