Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Elk township


Total Population 1,129 SEX Male 573 Female 556 AGE Under 5 years 110 5 to 17 years 188 18 to 20 years 44 21 to 24 years 51 25 to 44 years 419 45 to 54 years 140 55 to 59 years 49 60 to 64 years 37 65 to 74 years 59 75 to 84 years 27 85 years and over 5 Median age 33.5 Under 18 years 298 Percent of total population 26.4 65 years and over 91 Percent of total population 8.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 383 Family households (families) 321 Married-couple families 284 Percent of total households 74.2 Other family, male householder 16 Other family, female householder 21 Nonfamily households 62 Percent of total households 16.2 Householder living alone 49 Householder 65 years and over 19 Persons living in households 1,129 Persons per household 2.95 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,119 Black 4 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 23 Percent of total population 2.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 399 Occupied housing units 383 Owner occupied 323 Percent owner occupied 84.3 Renter occupied 60 Vacant housing units 16 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.0 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 325 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 6 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 57 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 207 Less than $50,000 9 $50,000 to $99,999 50 $100,000 to $149,999 77 $150,000 to $199,999 43 $200,000 to $299,999 22 $300,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 127,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 42 Less than $250 12 $250 to $499 24 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 329 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 207 White 204 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 1.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 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