Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: East Pikeland township


Total Population 5,825 SEX Male 2,929 Female 2,896 AGE Under 5 years 524 5 to 17 years 1,022 18 to 20 years 189 21 to 24 years 207 25 to 44 years 2,105 45 to 54 years 735 55 to 59 years 277 60 to 64 years 266 65 to 74 years 344 75 to 84 years 137 85 years and over 19 Median age 34.4 Under 18 years 1,546 Percent of total population 26.5 65 years and over 500 Percent of total population 8.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,980 Family households (families) 1,694 Married-couple families 1,541 Percent of total households 77.8 Other family, male householder 48 Other family, female householder 105 Nonfamily households 286 Percent of total households 14.4 Householder living alone 230 Householder 65 years and over 73 Persons living in households 5,825 Persons per household 2.94 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 5,709 Black 57 Percent of total population 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 48 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 30 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,014 Occupied housing units 1,980 Owner occupied 1,804 Percent owner occupied 91.1 Renter occupied 176 Vacant housing units 34 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.7 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,684 1-unit, attached 228 2 to 4 units 51 5 to 9 units 7 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 44 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,619 Less than $50,000 14 $50,000 to $99,999 172 $100,000 to $149,999 554 $150,000 to $199,999 459 $200,000 to $299,999 354 $300,000 or more 66 Median (dollars) 156,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 155 Less than $250 9 $250 to $499 61 $500 to $749 50 $750 to $999 31 $1,000 or more 4 Median (dollars) 529 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,619 White 1,593 Black 15 Percent of occupied units 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of occupied units 0.6 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 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