Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Buckingham township


Total Population 648 SEX Male 339 Female 309 AGE Under 5 years 32 5 to 17 years 141 18 to 20 years 17 21 to 24 years 19 25 to 44 years 173 45 to 54 years 72 55 to 59 years 41 60 to 64 years 32 65 to 74 years 84 75 to 84 years 27 85 years and over 10 Median age 39.1 Under 18 years 173 Percent of total population 26.7 65 years and over 121 Percent of total population 18.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 244 Family households (families) 190 Married-couple families 165 Percent of total households 67.6 Other family, male householder 5 Other family, female householder 20 Nonfamily households 54 Percent of total households 22.1 Householder living alone 48 Householder 65 years and over 24 Persons living in households 648 Persons per household 2.66 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 641 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 7 Percent of total population 1.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 464 Occupied housing units 244 Owner occupied 200 Percent owner occupied 82.0 Renter occupied 44 Vacant housing units 220 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 194 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 358 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 97 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 103 Less than $50,000 33 $50,000 to $99,999 51 $100,000 to $149,999 16 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 61,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 22 Less than $250 15 $250 to $499 7 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 217 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 103 White 103 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