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