Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Northampton

Municipality: Stockertown borough


Total Population 641 SEX Male 299 Female 342 AGE Under 5 years 40 5 to 17 years 100 18 to 20 years 21 21 to 24 years 32 25 to 44 years 198 45 to 54 years 77 55 to 59 years 37 60 to 64 years 38 65 to 74 years 63 75 to 84 years 30 85 years and over 5 Median age 37.1 Under 18 years 140 Percent of total population 21.8 65 years and over 98 Percent of total population 15.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 245 Family households (families) 193 Married-couple families 168 Percent of total households 68.6 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 18 Nonfamily households 52 Percent of total households 21.2 Householder living alone 42 Householder 65 years and over 20 Persons living in households 641 Persons per household 2.62 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 636 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 254 Occupied housing units 245 Owner occupied 179 Percent owner occupied 73.1 Renter occupied 66 Vacant housing units 9 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 164 1-unit, attached 36 2 to 4 units 40 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 152 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 61 $100,000 to $149,999 64 $150,000 to $199,999 14 $200,000 to $299,999 9 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 108,800 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 58 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 39 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 392 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 152 White 152 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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