Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: East Caln township


Total Population 2,619 SEX Male 1,329 Female 1,290 AGE Under 5 years 181 5 to 17 years 392 18 to 20 years 108 21 to 24 years 160 25 to 44 years 935 45 to 54 years 344 55 to 59 years 153 60 to 64 years 125 65 to 74 years 157 75 to 84 years 53 85 years and over 11 Median age 34.4 Under 18 years 573 Percent of total population 21.9 65 years and over 221 Percent of total population 8.4 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 968 Family households (families) 683 Married-couple families 577 Percent of total households 59.6 Other family, male householder 42 Other family, female householder 64 Nonfamily households 285 Percent of total households 29.4 Householder living alone 236 Householder 65 years and over 58 Persons living in households 2,417 Persons per household 2.50 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 202 Institutionalized persons 153 Other persons in group quarters 49 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,420 Black 130 Percent of total population 5.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 56 Percent of total population 2.1 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 39 Percent of total population 1.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,082 Occupied housing units 968 Owner occupied 649 Percent owner occupied 67.0 Renter occupied 319 Vacant housing units 114 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 5.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 14.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 12 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 482 1-unit, attached 108 2 to 4 units 12 5 to 9 units 58 10 or more units 314 Mobile home, trailer, other 108 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 468 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 17 $100,000 to $149,999 124 $150,000 to $199,999 103 $200,000 to $299,999 199 $300,000 or more 22 Median (dollars) 193,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 313 Less than $250 4 $250 to $499 98 $500 to $749 193 $750 to $999 16 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 545 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 468 White 456 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of occupied units 1.7 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 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