Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northampton

Municipality: Freemansburg borough


Total Population 1,946 SEX Male 836 Female 1,110 AGE Under 5 years 117 5 to 17 years 298 18 to 20 years 54 21 to 24 years 82 25 to 44 years 557 45 to 54 years 164 55 to 59 years 77 60 to 64 years 85 65 to 74 years 238 75 to 84 years 197 85 years and over 77 Median age 38.6 Under 18 years 415 Percent of total population 21.3 65 years and over 512 Percent of total population 26.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 880 Family households (families) 492 Married-couple families 408 Percent of total households 46.4 Other family, male householder 30 Other family, female householder 54 Nonfamily households 388 Percent of total households 44.1 Householder living alone 369 Householder 65 years and over 288 Persons living in households 1,946 Persons per household 2.21 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,867 Black 45 Percent of total population 2.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 14 Hispanic Origin (any race) 56 Percent of total population 2.9 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 930 Occupied housing units 880 Owner occupied 518 Percent owner occupied 58.9 Renter occupied 362 Vacant housing units 50 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.5 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 374 1-unit, attached 206 2 to 4 units 61 5 to 9 units 10 10 or more units 265 Mobile home, trailer, other 14 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 485 Less than $50,000 85 $50,000 to $99,999 270 $100,000 to $149,999 113 $150,000 to $199,999 16 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 80,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 351 Less than $250 168 $250 to $499 180 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 254 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 485 White 471 Black 10 Percent of occupied units 2.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 19 Percent of occupied units 3.9 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