Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Pocopson township


Total Population 3,266 SEX Male 1,773 Female 1,493 AGE Under 5 years 130 5 to 17 years 540 18 to 20 years 159 21 to 24 years 185 25 to 44 years 1,067 45 to 54 years 405 55 to 59 years 130 60 to 64 years 110 65 to 74 years 175 75 to 84 years 217 85 years and over 148 Median age 37.9 Under 18 years 670 Percent of total population 20.5 65 years and over 540 Percent of total population 16.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 791 Family households (families) 691 Married-couple families 614 Percent of total households 77.6 Other family, male householder 20 Other family, female householder 57 Nonfamily households 100 Percent of total households 12.6 Householder living alone 80 Householder 65 years and over 34 Persons living in households 2,405 Persons per household 3.04 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 861 Institutionalized persons 851 Other persons in group quarters 10 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,930 Black 303 Percent of total population 9.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 21 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 8 Hispanic Origin (any race) 99 Percent of total population 3.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 830 Occupied housing units 791 Owner occupied 709 Percent owner occupied 89.6 Renter occupied 82 Vacant housing units 39 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 13 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.5 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4 Units with over 1 person per room 3 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 755 1-unit, attached 57 2 to 4 units 9 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 9 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 609 Less than $50,000 10 $50,000 to $99,999 32 $100,000 to $149,999 80 $150,000 to $199,999 134 $200,000 to $299,999 197 $300,000 or more 156 Median (dollars) 223,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 55 Less than $250 3 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 9 $750 to $999 5 $1,000 or more 15 Median (dollars) 519 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 609 White 601 Black 4 Percent of occupied units 0.7 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.7 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.7 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