Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: East Nottingham township


Total Population 3,841 SEX Male 1,931 Female 1,910 AGE Under 5 years 295 5 to 17 years 900 18 to 20 years 173 21 to 24 years 181 25 to 44 years 1,274 45 to 54 years 447 55 to 59 years 144 60 to 64 years 127 65 to 74 years 200 75 to 84 years 81 85 years and over 19 Median age 31.2 Under 18 years 1,195 Percent of total population 31.1 65 years and over 300 Percent of total population 7.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,249 Family households (families) 1,008 Married-couple families 864 Percent of total households 69.2 Other family, male householder 48 Other family, female householder 96 Nonfamily households 241 Percent of total households 19.3 Householder living alone 181 Householder 65 years and over 68 Persons living in households 3,830 Persons per household 3.07 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 11 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 11 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,666 Black 108 Percent of total population 2.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 23 Percent of total population 0.6 Asian or Pacific Islander 7 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 37 Hispanic Origin (any race) 102 Percent of total population 2.7 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,288 Occupied housing units 1,249 Owner occupied 984 Percent owner occupied 78.8 Renter occupied 265 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.9 Units with over 1 person per room 38 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 956 1-unit, attached 19 2 to 4 units 22 5 to 9 units 10 10 or more units 52 Mobile home, trailer, other 229 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 649 Less than $50,000 34 $50,000 to $99,999 243 $100,000 to $149,999 248 $150,000 to $199,999 93 $200,000 to $299,999 26 $300,000 or more 5 Median (dollars) 108,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 208 Less than $250 57 $250 to $499 135 $500 to $749 14 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 366 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 649 White 626 Black 15 Percent of occupied units 2.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 3 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 5 Hispanic origin (of any race) 13 Percent of occupied units 2.0 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