Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Atglen borough


Total Population 825 SEX Male 407 Female 418 AGE Under 5 years 79 5 to 17 years 191 18 to 20 years 22 21 to 24 years 38 25 to 44 years 270 45 to 54 years 85 55 to 59 years 23 60 to 64 years 23 65 to 74 years 56 75 to 84 years 29 85 years and over 9 Median age 31.0 Under 18 years 270 Percent of total population 32.7 65 years and over 94 Percent of total population 11.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 284 Family households (families) 218 Married-couple families 175 Percent of total households 61.6 Other family, male householder 11 Other family, female householder 32 Nonfamily households 66 Percent of total households 23.2 Householder living alone 51 Householder 65 years and over 30 Persons living in households 825 Persons per household 2.90 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 774 Black 34 Percent of total population 4.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 12 Hispanic Origin (any race) 20 Percent of total population 2.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 301 Occupied housing units 284 Owner occupied 192 Percent owner occupied 67.6 Renter occupied 92 Vacant housing units 17 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 157 1-unit, attached 56 2 to 4 units 53 5 to 9 units 31 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 3 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 169 Less than $50,000 10 $50,000 to $99,999 90 $100,000 to $149,999 57 $150,000 to $199,999 10 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 93,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 86 Less than $250 10 $250 to $499 74 $500 to $749 1 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 359 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 169 White 167 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 1.2 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) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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