Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: East Coventry township


Total Population 4,450 SEX Male 2,166 Female 2,284 AGE Under 5 years 314 5 to 17 years 749 18 to 20 years 149 21 to 24 years 159 25 to 44 years 1,321 45 to 54 years 570 55 to 59 years 241 60 to 64 years 240 65 to 74 years 362 75 to 84 years 217 85 years and over 128 Median age 37.9 Under 18 years 1,063 Percent of total population 23.9 65 years and over 707 Percent of total population 15.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,527 Family households (families) 1,241 Married-couple families 1,122 Percent of total households 73.5 Other family, male householder 44 Other family, female householder 75 Nonfamily households 286 Percent of total households 18.7 Householder living alone 241 Householder 65 years and over 111 Persons living in households 4,291 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 159 Institutionalized persons 159 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,416 Black 20 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 11 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 21 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,559 Occupied housing units 1,527 Owner occupied 1,341 Percent owner occupied 87.8 Renter occupied 186 Vacant housing units 32 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,291 1-unit, attached 27 2 to 4 units 54 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 46 Mobile home, trailer, other 138 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,051 Less than $50,000 18 $50,000 to $99,999 166 $100,000 to $149,999 441 $150,000 to $199,999 239 $200,000 to $299,999 160 $300,000 or more 27 Median (dollars) 140,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 153 Less than $250 15 $250 to $499 98 $500 to $749 32 $750 to $999 8 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 401 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,051 White 1,043 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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