Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: East Bradford township


Total Population 6,440 SEX Male 3,168 Female 3,272 AGE Under 5 years 520 5 to 17 years 1,275 18 to 20 years 184 21 to 24 years 231 25 to 44 years 2,313 45 to 54 years 865 55 to 59 years 263 60 to 64 years 229 65 to 74 years 312 75 to 84 years 159 85 years and over 89 Median age 35.4 Under 18 years 1,795 Percent of total population 27.9 65 years and over 560 Percent of total population 8.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 2,136 Family households (families) 1,727 Married-couple families 1,574 Percent of total households 73.7 Other family, male householder 37 Other family, female householder 116 Nonfamily households 409 Percent of total households 19.1 Householder living alone 316 Householder 65 years and over 57 Persons living in households 6,249 Persons per household 2.93 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 191 Institutionalized persons 178 Other persons in group quarters 13 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 6,251 Black 92 Percent of total population 1.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 75 Percent of total population 1.2 Other race 21 Hispanic Origin (any race) 46 Percent of total population 0.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,267 Occupied housing units 2,136 Owner occupied 1,938 Percent owner occupied 90.7 Renter occupied 198 Vacant housing units 131 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 24 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 8 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,702 1-unit, attached 391 2 to 4 units 71 5 to 9 units 48 10 or more units 4 Mobile home, trailer, other 51 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,641 Less than $50,000 13 $50,000 to $99,999 61 $100,000 to $149,999 286 $150,000 to $199,999 315 $200,000 to $299,999 594 $300,000 or more 372 Median (dollars) 220,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 155 Less than $250 5 $250 to $499 39 $500 to $749 59 $750 to $999 34 $1,000 or more 18 Median (dollars) 639 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,641 White 1,603 Black 21 Percent of occupied units 1.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of occupied units 0.9 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 Percent of occupied units 0.4 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