Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Easttown township


Total Population 9,570 SEX Male 4,606 Female 4,964 AGE Under 5 years 530 5 to 17 years 1,594 18 to 20 years 331 21 to 24 years 413 25 to 44 years 2,625 45 to 54 years 1,397 55 to 59 years 591 60 to 64 years 647 65 to 74 years 851 75 to 84 years 383 85 years and over 208 Median age 40.7 Under 18 years 2,124 Percent of total population 22.2 65 years and over 1,442 Percent of total population 15.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,385 Family households (families) 2,661 Married-couple families 2,385 Percent of total households 70.5 Other family, male householder 52 Other family, female householder 224 Nonfamily households 724 Percent of total households 21.4 Householder living alone 587 Householder 65 years and over 294 Persons living in households 9,290 Persons per household 2.74 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 280 Institutionalized persons 238 Other persons in group quarters 42 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 9,153 Black 255 Percent of total population 2.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 147 Percent of total population 1.5 Other race 13 Hispanic Origin (any race) 98 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,491 Occupied housing units 3,385 Owner occupied 2,872 Percent owner occupied 84.8 Renter occupied 513 Vacant housing units 106 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 9 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 9 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,694 1-unit, attached 419 2 to 4 units 131 5 to 9 units 33 10 or more units 175 Mobile home, trailer, other 39 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,630 Less than $50,000 9 $50,000 to $99,999 95 $100,000 to $149,999 212 $150,000 to $199,999 447 $200,000 to $299,999 890 $300,000 or more 977 Median (dollars) 262,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 466 Less than $250 126 $250 to $499 120 $500 to $749 140 $750 to $999 34 $1,000 or more 46 Median (dollars) 481 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,630 White 2,554 Black 44 Percent of occupied units 1.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 30 Percent of occupied units 1.1 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 24 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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