Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Birmingham township


Total Population 2,636 SEX Male 1,351 Female 1,285 AGE Under 5 years 132 5 to 17 years 640 18 to 20 years 107 21 to 24 years 98 25 to 44 years 731 45 to 54 years 551 55 to 59 years 133 60 to 64 years 90 65 to 74 years 110 75 to 84 years 33 85 years and over 11 Median age 38.8 Under 18 years 772 Percent of total population 29.3 65 years and over 154 Percent of total population 5.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 828 Family households (families) 760 Married-couple families 734 Percent of total households 88.6 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 19 Nonfamily households 68 Percent of total households 8.2 Householder living alone 52 Householder 65 years and over 18 Persons living in households 2,636 Persons per household 3.18 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,537 Black 9 Percent of total population 0.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 88 Percent of total population 3.3 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 42 Percent of total population 1.6 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 866 Occupied housing units 828 Owner occupied 765 Percent owner occupied 92.4 Renter occupied 63 Vacant housing units 38 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.3 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 839 1-unit, attached 5 2 to 4 units 11 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 11 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 659 Less than $50,000 0 $50,000 to $99,999 1 $100,000 to $149,999 15 $150,000 to $199,999 32 $200,000 to $299,999 143 $300,000 or more 468 Median (dollars) 349,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 40 Less than $250 3 $250 to $499 14 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 7 $1,000 or more 12 Median (dollars) 650 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 659 White 642 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 16 Percent of occupied units 2.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 7 Percent of occupied units 1.1 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