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