Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northampton

Municipality: Lower Saucon township


Total Population 8,448 SEX Male 4,135 Female 4,313 AGE Under 5 years 481 5 to 17 years 1,447 18 to 20 years 327 21 to 24 years 381 25 to 44 years 2,576 45 to 54 years 1,085 55 to 59 years 465 60 to 64 years 446 65 to 74 years 840 75 to 84 years 302 85 years and over 98 Median age 38.3 Under 18 years 1,928 Percent of total population 22.8 65 years and over 1,240 Percent of total population 14.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,046 Family households (families) 2,452 Married-couple families 2,210 Percent of total households 72.6 Other family, male householder 80 Other family, female householder 162 Nonfamily households 594 Percent of total households 19.5 Householder living alone 494 Householder 65 years and over 224 Persons living in households 8,329 Persons per household 2.73 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 119 Institutionalized persons 52 Other persons in group quarters 67 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 8,244 Black 39 Percent of total population 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 7 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 102 Percent of total population 1.2 Other race 56 Hispanic Origin (any race) 199 Percent of total population 2.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,169 Occupied housing units 3,046 Owner occupied 2,668 Percent owner occupied 87.6 Renter occupied 378 Vacant housing units 123 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 26 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,737 1-unit, attached 138 2 to 4 units 125 5 to 9 units 34 10 or more units 77 Mobile home, trailer, other 58 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,322 Less than $50,000 85 $50,000 to $99,999 569 $100,000 to $149,999 669 $150,000 to $199,999 497 $200,000 to $299,999 288 $300,000 or more 214 Median (dollars) 136,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 317 Less than $250 34 $250 to $499 231 $500 to $749 47 $750 to $999 4 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 399 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,322 White 2,296 Black 8 Percent of occupied units 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 7 Hispanic origin (of any race) 39 Percent of occupied units 1.7 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