Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: London Britain township


Total Population 2,671 SEX Male 1,357 Female 1,314 AGE Under 5 years 212 5 to 17 years 585 18 to 20 years 105 21 to 24 years 65 25 to 44 years 931 45 to 54 years 427 55 to 59 years 118 60 to 64 years 79 65 to 74 years 111 75 to 84 years 28 85 years and over 10 Median age 35.6 Under 18 years 797 Percent of total population 29.8 65 years and over 149 Percent of total population 5.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 867 Family households (families) 763 Married-couple families 719 Percent of total households 82.9 Other family, male householder 15 Other family, female householder 29 Nonfamily households 104 Percent of total households 12.0 Householder living alone 76 Householder 65 years and over 21 Persons living in households 2,671 Persons per household 3.08 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,611 Black 20 Percent of total population 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 19 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 20 Hispanic Origin (any race) 32 Percent of total population 1.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 901 Occupied housing units 867 Owner occupied 806 Percent owner occupied 93.0 Renter occupied 61 Vacant housing units 34 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 7 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 868 1-unit, attached 3 2 to 4 units 15 5 to 9 units 6 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 679 Less than $50,000 3 $50,000 to $99,999 31 $100,000 to $149,999 94 $150,000 to $199,999 166 $200,000 to $299,999 286 $300,000 or more 99 Median (dollars) 214,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 45 Less than $250 7 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 3 $1,000 or more 2 Median (dollars) 416 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 679 White 664 Black 6 Percent of occupied units 0.9 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.6 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