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