Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Upper Saucon Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Total population.......................... 11,939

SEX AND AGE
Male....................................... 5,962 (49.9%)
Female................................... 5,977 (50.1%)

Under 5 years 632 (5.3%)
5 to 9 years 823 (6.9%)
10to14years 897 (7.5%)
15to19years 1,106 (9.3%)
20to24years 730 (6.1%)
25to34years 1,035 (8.7%)
35to44years 2,081 (17.4%)
45to54years 1,975 (16.5%)
55to59years 741 (6.2%)
60to64years 526 (4.4%)
65to74years 813 (6.8%)
75to84years 466 (3.9%)
85 years and over 114 (1.0%)

Median age (years) 38.7

18 years and over 9,073 (76.0%)
Male 4,469 (37.4%)
Female 4,604 (38.6%)

21 years and over 8,218 68.8
62 years and over 1,685 14.1
65 years and over 1,393 11.7
Male 644 5.4
Female 749 6.3

RACE
One race 11,868 (99.4%)
White 11,594 (97.1%)
Black or African American 83 (0.7%)
American Indian and Alaska Native 7 (0.1%)
Asian 135 (1.1%)
Asian Indian 33 (0.3%)
Chinese 29 (0.2%)
Filipino 9 (0.1%)
Japanese 6 (0.1%)
Korean 32 (0.3%)
Vietnamese 19 (0.2%)
Other Asian¹ 7 (0.1%)

Pacific Islander² 1
Some other race 48 (0.4%)
Two or more races 71 (0.6%)

Race alone or in combination with one
or more other races: 3
White 11,661 (97.7%)
Black or African American 95 (0.8%)
American Indian and Alaska Native 30 (0.3%)
Asian 156 (1.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5
Some other race 67 (0.6%)

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population 11,939 (100.0%)
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 128 (1.1%)
Mexican 16 (0.1%)
PuertoRican 47 (0.4%)
Cuban 13 (0.1%)
Other Hispanic or Latino 52 (0.4%)
Not Hispanic or Latino 11,811 (98.9%)
White alone 11,523 (96.5%)

RELATIONSHIP
Total population 11,939 (100.0%)
In households 11,067 (92.7%)
Householder 3,970 (33.3%)
Spouse 2,945 (24.7%)
Child 3,497 (29.3%)
Own child under 18 years 2,728 (22.8%)
Other relatives 342 (2.9%)
Under 18 years 98 (0.8%)
Nonrelatives 313 (2.6%)
Unmarried partner 151 (1.3%)
In group quarters 872 (7.3%)
Institutionalized population --
Non-institutionalized population 872 (7.3%)

HOUSEHOLD BY TYPE
Total households 3,970 (100.0%)
Family households (families) 3,282 (82.7%)
With own children under 18years 1,479 (37.3%)
Married-couple family 2,945 (74.2%)
With own children under 18 years 1,313 (33.1%)
Female householder, no husband present 231 (5.8%)
With own children under 18 years 109 (2.7%)
Nonfamily households 688 (17.3%)
Householder living alone 541 (13.6%)
Householder 65 years and over 223 (5.6%)

Households with individuals under 18 years 1,558 (39.2%)
Households with individuals 65 years and over 915 (23.0%)

Average household size 2.79
Average family size 3.07

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 4,117 (100.0%)
Occupied housing units 3,970 (96.4%)
Vacant housing units 147 (3.6%)
For seasonal, recreational, or
occasional use 12 (0.3%)

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units 3,970 (100.0%)
Owner-occupied housing units 3,652 (92.0%)
Renter-occupied housing units 318 (8.0%)

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.81
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.55

1 Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
2 Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
3 In combination with one or more of the other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000.