Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: London Grove township


Total Population 3,922 SEX Male 2,039 Female 1,883 AGE Under 5 years 313 5 to 17 years 740 18 to 20 years 141 21 to 24 years 182 25 to 44 years 1,311 45 to 54 years 485 55 to 59 years 187 60 to 64 years 166 65 to 74 years 261 75 to 84 years 105 85 years and over 31 Median age 34.0 Under 18 years 1,053 Percent of total population 26.8 65 years and over 397 Percent of total population 10.1 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,271 Family households (families) 1,048 Married-couple families 902 Percent of total households 71.0 Other family, male householder 47 Other family, female householder 99 Nonfamily households 223 Percent of total households 17.5 Householder living alone 183 Householder 65 years and over 67 Persons living in households 3,735 Persons per household 2.94 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 187 Institutionalized persons 119 Other persons in group quarters 68 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 3,667 Black 146 Percent of total population 3.7 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 27 Percent of total population 0.7 Other race 81 Hispanic Origin (any race) 203 Percent of total population 5.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,310 Occupied housing units 1,271 Owner occupied 1,060 Percent owner occupied 83.4 Renter occupied 211 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.1 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.0 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 16 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,027 1-unit, attached 25 2 to 4 units 58 5 to 9 units 12 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 188 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 773 Less than $50,000 12 $50,000 to $99,999 141 $100,000 to $149,999 259 $150,000 to $199,999 194 $200,000 to $299,999 136 $300,000 or more 31 Median (dollars) 145,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 166 Less than $250 36 $250 to $499 90 $500 to $749 32 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 6 Median (dollars) 384 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 773 White 743 Black 24 Percent of occupied units 3.1 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 4 Hispanic origin (of any race) 11 Percent of occupied units 1.4 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