Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northampton

Municipality: Bath borough


Total Population 2,358 SEX Male 1,146 Female 1,212 AGE Under 5 years 170 5 to 17 years 465 18 to 20 years 84 21 to 24 years 135 25 to 44 years 791 45 to 54 years 217 55 to 59 years 99 60 to 64 years 106 65 to 74 years 161 75 to 84 years 107 85 years and over 23 Median age 32.2 Under 18 years 635 Percent of total population 26.9 65 years and over 291 Percent of total population 12.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 862 Family households (families) 641 Married-couple families 505 Percent of total households 58.6 Other family, male householder 32 Other family, female householder 104 Nonfamily households 221 Percent of total households 25.6 Householder living alone 187 Householder 65 years and over 105 Persons living in households 2,345 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 13 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 13 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,325 Black 21 Percent of total population 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 48 Percent of total population 2.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 914 Occupied housing units 862 Owner occupied 519 Percent owner occupied 60.2 Renter occupied 343 Vacant housing units 52 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 22 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 369 1-unit, attached 299 2 to 4 units 139 5 to 9 units 56 10 or more units 32 Mobile home, trailer, other 19 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 457 Less than $50,000 29 $50,000 to $99,999 303 $100,000 to $149,999 97 $150,000 to $199,999 25 $200,000 to $299,999 2 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 87,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 325 Less than $250 61 $250 to $499 166 $500 to $749 96 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 378 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 457 White 453 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 1.1 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