Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Kennett township


Total Population 4,624 SEX Male 2,339 Female 2,285 AGE Under 5 years 271 5 to 17 years 629 18 to 20 years 140 21 to 24 years 182 25 to 44 years 1,257 45 to 54 years 650 55 to 59 years 322 60 to 64 years 300 65 to 74 years 459 75 to 84 years 279 85 years and over 135 Median age 42.6 Under 18 years 900 Percent of total population 19.5 65 years and over 873 Percent of total population 18.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,733 Family households (families) 1,351 Married-couple families 1,231 Percent of total households 71.0 Other family, male householder 38 Other family, female householder 82 Nonfamily households 382 Percent of total households 22.0 Householder living alone 344 Householder 65 years and over 219 Persons living in households 4,359 Persons per household 2.52 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 265 Institutionalized persons 64 Other persons in group quarters 201 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 4,383 Black 122 Percent of total population 2.6 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 2 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 39 Percent of total population 0.8 Other race 78 Hispanic Origin (any race) 322 Percent of total population 7.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,835 Occupied housing units 1,733 Owner occupied 1,344 Percent owner occupied 77.6 Renter occupied 389 Vacant housing units 102 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.8 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,443 1-unit, attached 140 2 to 4 units 96 5 to 9 units 17 10 or more units 34 Mobile home, trailer, other 105 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 1,119 Less than $50,000 21 $50,000 to $99,999 76 $100,000 to $149,999 151 $150,000 to $199,999 177 $200,000 to $299,999 328 $300,000 or more 366 Median (dollars) 236,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 321 Less than $250 20 $250 to $499 82 $500 to $749 37 $750 to $999 10 $1,000 or more 172 Median (dollars) 1,001 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 1,119 White 1,081 Black 26 Percent of occupied units 2.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 8 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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