Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: East Fallowfield township
Total Population 4,433
SEX
Male 2,202
Female 2,231
AGE
Under 5 years 371
5 to 17 years 906
18 to 20 years 144
21 to 24 years 168
25 to 44 years 1,578
45 to 54 years 452
55 to 59 years 178
60 to 64 years 156
65 to 74 years 325
75 to 84 years 128
85 years and over 27
Median age 33.6
Under 18 years 1,277
Percent of total population 28.8
65 years and over 480
Percent of total population 10.8
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 1,471
Family households (families) 1,217
Married-couple families 1,058
Percent of total households 71.9
Other family, male householder 46
Other family, female householder 113
Nonfamily households 254
Percent of total households 17.3
Householder living alone 197
Householder 65 years and over 79
Persons living in households 4,419
Persons per household 3.00
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 14
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 14
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 3,998
Black 402
Percent of total population 9.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 10
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 18
Hispanic Origin (any race) 45
Percent of total population 1.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 1,531
Occupied housing units 1,471
Owner occupied 1,338
Percent owner occupied 91.0
Renter occupied 133
Vacant housing units 60
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7
Units with over 1 person per room 24
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,282
1-unit, attached 44
2 to 4 units 29
5 to 9 units 16
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 160
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,061
Less than $50,000 38
$50,000 to $99,999 185
$100,000 to $149,999 585
$150,000 to $199,999 173
$200,000 to $299,999 63
$300,000 or more 17
Median (dollars) 130,100
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 109
Less than $250 17
$250 to $499 70
$500 to $749 17
$750 to $999 5
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 390
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,061
White 969
Black 91
Percent of occupied units 8.6
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
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