Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Highland township


Total Population 1,199 SEX Male 603 Female 596 AGE Under 5 years 93 5 to 17 years 195 18 to 20 years 47 21 to 24 years 66 25 to 44 years 369 45 to 54 years 164 55 to 59 years 58 60 to 64 years 59 65 to 74 years 96 75 to 84 years 41 85 years and over 11 Median age 35.3 Under 18 years 288 Percent of total population 24.0 65 years and over 148 Percent of total population 12.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 428 Family households (families) 335 Married-couple families 293 Percent of total households 68.5 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 27 Nonfamily households 93 Percent of total households 21.7 Householder living alone 76 Householder 65 years and over 27 Persons living in households 1,199 Persons per household 2.80 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 75 Percent of total population 6.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 5 Hispanic Origin (any race) 12 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 442 Occupied housing units 428 Owner occupied 338 Percent owner occupied 79.0 Renter occupied 90 Vacant housing units 14 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 0 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 364 1-unit, attached 10 2 to 4 units 25 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 43 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 200 Less than $50,000 2 $50,000 to $99,999 61 $100,000 to $149,999 93 $150,000 to $199,999 26 $200,000 to $299,999 12 $300,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 117,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 43 Less than $250 9 $250 to $499 27 $500 to $749 7 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 370 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 200 White 183 Black 16 Percent of occupied units 8.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 2 Percent of occupied units 1.0 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