Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Montgomery

Municipality: West Conshohocken borough


Total Population 1,294 SEX Male 645 Female 649 AGE Under 5 years 88 5 to 17 years 220 18 to 20 years 57 21 to 24 years 97 25 to 44 years 420 45 to 54 years 98 55 to 59 years 65 60 to 64 years 57 65 to 74 years 132 75 to 84 years 49 85 years and over 11 Median age 32.4 Under 18 years 308 Percent of total population 23.8 65 years and over 192 Percent of total population 14.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 465 Family households (families) 326 Married-couple families 229 Percent of total households 49.2 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 72 Nonfamily households 139 Percent of total households 29.9 Householder living alone 106 Householder 65 years and over 44 Persons living in households 1,285 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 9 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 9 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,257 Black 35 Percent of total population 2.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 491 Occupied housing units 465 Owner occupied 333 Percent owner occupied 71.6 Renter occupied 132 Vacant housing units 26 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 211 1-unit, attached 211 2 to 4 units 46 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 19 Mobile home, trailer, other 1 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 306 Less than $50,000 19 $50,000 to $99,999 183 $100,000 to $149,999 73 $150,000 to $199,999 22 $200,000 to $299,999 9 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 89,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 124 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 74 $500 to $749 38 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 444 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 306 White 304 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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) 3 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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