Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Penn township


Total Population 2,257 SEX Male 1,129 Female 1,128 AGE Under 5 years 179 5 to 17 years 388 18 to 20 years 84 21 to 24 years 101 25 to 44 years 729 45 to 54 years 269 55 to 59 years 127 60 to 64 years 95 65 to 74 years 204 75 to 84 years 63 85 years and over 18 Median age 35.8 Under 18 years 567 Percent of total population 25.1 65 years and over 285 Percent of total population 12.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 829 Family households (families) 641 Married-couple families 565 Percent of total households 68.2 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 58 Nonfamily households 188 Percent of total households 22.7 Householder living alone 158 Householder 65 years and over 65 Persons living in households 2,253 Persons per household 2.72 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 4 Institutionalized persons 3 Other persons in group quarters 1 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,115 Black 87 Percent of total population 3.9 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 8 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 44 Hispanic Origin (any race) 94 Percent of total population 4.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 848 Occupied housing units 829 Owner occupied 706 Percent owner occupied 85.2 Renter occupied 123 Vacant housing units 19 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.7 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 13 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 528 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 29 5 to 9 units 5 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 275 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 382 Less than $50,000 8 $50,000 to $99,999 70 $100,000 to $149,999 175 $150,000 to $199,999 82 $200,000 to $299,999 37 $300,000 or more 10 Median (dollars) 131,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 91 Less than $250 31 $250 to $499 47 $500 to $749 10 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 304 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 382 White 358 Black 19 Percent of occupied units 5.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 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