Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Elverson borough


Total Population 470 SEX Male 230 Female 240 AGE Under 5 years 39 5 to 17 years 87 18 to 20 years 16 21 to 24 years 26 25 to 44 years 163 45 to 54 years 42 55 to 59 years 21 60 to 64 years 17 65 to 74 years 30 75 to 84 years 22 85 years and over 7 Median age 33.1 Under 18 years 126 Percent of total population 26.8 65 years and over 59 Percent of total population 12.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 170 Family households (families) 129 Married-couple families 114 Percent of total households 67.1 Other family, male householder 7 Other family, female householder 8 Nonfamily households 41 Percent of total households 24.1 Householder living alone 37 Householder 65 years and over 19 Persons living in households 470 Persons per household 2.76 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 454 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 1.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 10 Percent of total population 2.1 Other race 1 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 180 Occupied housing units 170 Owner occupied 128 Percent owner occupied 75.3 Renter occupied 42 Vacant housing units 10 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 0.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 2 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 127 1-unit, attached 15 2 to 4 units 29 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 105 Less than $50,000 2 $50,000 to $99,999 50 $100,000 to $149,999 36 $150,000 to $199,999 12 $200,000 to $299,999 5 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 100,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 38 Less than $250 3 $250 to $499 31 $500 to $749 4 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 386 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 105 White 102 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 1.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 1.9 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 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