Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: New London township


Total Population 2,721 SEX Male 1,379 Female 1,342 AGE Under 5 years 287 5 to 17 years 651 18 to 20 years 72 21 to 24 years 72 25 to 44 years 1,122 45 to 54 years 246 55 to 59 years 73 60 to 64 years 64 65 to 74 years 88 75 to 84 years 33 85 years and over 13 Median age 31.2 Under 18 years 938 Percent of total population 34.5 65 years and over 134 Percent of total population 4.9 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 860 Family households (families) 744 Married-couple families 687 Percent of total households 79.9 Other family, male householder 25 Other family, female householder 32 Nonfamily households 116 Percent of total households 13.5 Householder living alone 86 Householder 65 years and over 28 Persons living in households 2,718 Persons per household 3.16 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 3 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 3 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,649 Black 12 Percent of total population 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 12 Percent of total population 0.4 Asian or Pacific Islander 26 Percent of total population 1.0 Other race 22 Hispanic Origin (any race) 41 Percent of total population 1.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 922 Occupied housing units 860 Owner occupied 777 Percent owner occupied 90.3 Renter occupied 83 Vacant housing units 62 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.7 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.2 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 825 1-unit, attached 6 2 to 4 units 23 5 to 9 units 2 10 or more units 1 Mobile home, trailer, other 65 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 624 Less than $50,000 6 $50,000 to $99,999 40 $100,000 to $149,999 198 $150,000 to $199,999 231 $200,000 to $299,999 136 $300,000 or more 13 Median (dollars) 163,600 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 54 Less than $250 11 $250 to $499 34 $500 to $749 6 $750 to $999 2 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 335 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 624 White 614 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 0.8 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 6 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