Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Northampton
Municipality: Forks township
Total Population 5,923
SEX
Male 2,926
Female 2,997
AGE
Under 5 years 459
5 to 17 years 1,006
18 to 20 years 172
21 to 24 years 234
25 to 44 years 2,056
45 to 54 years 681
55 to 59 years 291
60 to 64 years 354
65 to 74 years 439
75 to 84 years 191
85 years and over 40
Median age 36.0
Under 18 years 1,465
Percent of total population 24.7
65 years and over 670
Percent of total population 11.3
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,186
Family households (families) 1,763
Married-couple families 1,582
Percent of total households 72.4
Other family, male householder 53
Other family, female householder 128
Nonfamily households 423
Percent of total households 19.4
Householder living alone 344
Householder 65 years and over 134
Persons living in households 5,923
Persons per household 2.71
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 5,792
Black 46
Percent of total population 0.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 71
Percent of total population 1.2
Other race 13
Hispanic Origin (any race) 49
Percent of total population 0.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 2,259
Occupied housing units 2,186
Owner occupied 1,872
Percent owner occupied 85.6
Renter occupied 314
Vacant housing units 73
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3
Units with over 1 person per room 10
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,874
1-unit, attached 166
2 to 4 units 80
5 to 9 units 20
10 or more units 77
Mobile home, trailer, other 42
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,726
Less than $50,000 34
$50,000 to $99,999 307
$100,000 to $149,999 721
$150,000 to $199,999 472
$200,000 to $299,999 166
$300,000 or more 26
Median (dollars) 136,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 275
Less than $250 24
$250 to $499 116
$500 to $749 114
$750 to $999 16
$1,000 or more 5
Median (dollars) 497
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,726
White 1,703
Black 10
Percent of occupied units 0.6
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 13
Percent of occupied units 0.8
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 9
Percent of occupied units 0.5
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