Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: East Whiteland township
Total Population 8,398
SEX
Male 3,749
Female 4,649
AGE
Under 5 years 490
5 to 17 years 1,260
18 to 20 years 568
21 to 24 years 566
25 to 44 years 2,799
45 to 54 years 1,050
55 to 59 years 427
60 to 64 years 361
65 to 74 years 527
75 to 84 years 239
85 years and over 111
Median age 34.1
Under 18 years 1,750
Percent of total population 20.8
65 years and over 877
Percent of total population 10.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 2,880
Family households (families) 2,085
Married-couple families 1,780
Percent of total households 61.8
Other family, male householder 70
Other family, female householder 235
Nonfamily households 795
Percent of total households 27.6
Householder living alone 615
Householder 65 years and over 121
Persons living in households 7,599
Persons per household 2.64
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 799
Institutionalized persons 289
Other persons in group quarters 510
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 7,872
Black 307
Percent of total population 3.7
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 13
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 175
Percent of total population 2.1
Other race 31
Hispanic Origin (any race) 139
Percent of total population 1.7
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 3,001
Occupied housing units 2,880
Owner occupied 2,033
Percent owner occupied 70.6
Renter occupied 847
Vacant housing units 121
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1
Units with over 1 person per room 23
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 1,837
1-unit, attached 368
2 to 4 units 60
5 to 9 units 120
10 or more units 470
Mobile home, trailer, other 146
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 1,795
Less than $50,000 14
$50,000 to $99,999 110
$100,000 to $149,999 642
$150,000 to $199,999 490
$200,000 to $299,999 434
$300,000 or more 105
Median (dollars) 160,700
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 813
Less than $250 21
$250 to $499 124
$500 to $749 548
$750 to $999 102
$1,000 or more 18
Median (dollars) 605
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 1,795
White 1,714
Black 59
Percent of occupied units 3.3
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1
Percent of occupied units 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 20
Percent of occupied units 1.1
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 7
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