Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: Lower Oxford township
Total Population 3,264
SEX
Male 1,533
Female 1,731
AGE
Under 5 years 187
5 to 17 years 460
18 to 20 years 761
21 to 24 years 384
25 to 44 years 734
45 to 54 years 243
55 to 59 years 109
60 to 64 years 113
65 to 74 years 165
75 to 84 years 92
85 years and over 16
Median age 22.6
Under 18 years 647
Percent of total population 19.8
65 years and over 273
Percent of total population 8.4
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 770
Family households (families) 628
Married-couple families 537
Percent of total households 69.7
Other family, male householder 27
Other family, female householder 64
Nonfamily households 142
Percent of total households 18.4
Householder living alone 123
Householder 65 years and over 66
Persons living in households 2,315
Persons per household 3.01
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 949
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 949
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,020
Black 1,173
Percent of total population 35.9
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 8
Percent of total population 0.2
Other race 59
Hispanic Origin (any race) 92
Percent of total population 2.8
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 809
Occupied housing units 770
Owner occupied 615
Percent owner occupied 79.9
Renter occupied 155
Vacant housing units 39
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.6
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8
Units with over 1 person per room 30
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 651
1-unit, attached 15
2 to 4 units 28
5 to 9 units 7
10 or more units 1
Mobile home, trailer, other 107
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 436
Less than $50,000 31
$50,000 to $99,999 146
$100,000 to $149,999 158
$150,000 to $199,999 72
$200,000 to $299,999 26
$300,000 or more 3
Median (dollars) 112,200
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 103
Less than $250 12
$250 to $499 78
$500 to $749 12
$750 to $999 1
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 388
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 436
White 385
Black 49
Percent of occupied units 11.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 2
Hispanic origin (of any race) 6
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