Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: East Goshen township


Total Population 15,138 SEX Male 7,354 Female 7,784 AGE Under 5 years 944 5 to 17 years 2,528 18 to 20 years 531 21 to 24 years 837 25 to 44 years 5,176 45 to 54 years 1,857 55 to 59 years 677 60 to 64 years 770 65 to 74 years 1,232 75 to 84 years 505 85 years and over 81 Median age 35.7 Under 18 years 3,472 Percent of total population 22.9 65 years and over 1,818 Percent of total population 12.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 6,119 Family households (families) 4,135 Married-couple families 3,635 Percent of total households 59.4 Other family, male householder 139 Other family, female householder 361 Nonfamily households 1,984 Percent of total households 32.4 Householder living alone 1,637 Householder 65 years and over 467 Persons living in households 15,122 Persons per household 2.47 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 16 Institutionalized persons 16 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 14,504 Black 399 Percent of total population 2.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 18 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 185 Percent of total population 1.2 Other race 32 Hispanic Origin (any race) 158 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 6,535 Occupied housing units 6,119 Owner occupied 4,443 Percent owner occupied 72.6 Renter occupied 1,676 Vacant housing units 416 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 46 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 1.8 Units with over 1 person per room 35 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,798 1-unit, attached 1,691 2 to 4 units 115 5 to 9 units 378 10 or more units 1,462 Mobile home, trailer, other 91 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,697 Less than $50,000 15 $50,000 to $99,999 342 $100,000 to $149,999 479 $150,000 to $199,999 663 $200,000 to $299,999 1,673 $300,000 or more 525 Median (dollars) 218,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,625 Less than $250 9 $250 to $499 282 $500 to $749 1,128 $750 to $999 172 $1,000 or more 34 Median (dollars) 564 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,697 White 3,622 Black 44 Percent of occupied units 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 29 Percent of occupied units 0.8 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 14 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