Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: Upper Oxford township
Total Population 1,615
SEX
Male 813
Female 802
AGE
Under 5 years 141
5 to 17 years 328
18 to 20 years 75
21 to 24 years 67
25 to 44 years 534
45 to 54 years 194
55 to 59 years 65
60 to 64 years 50
65 to 74 years 104
75 to 84 years 48
85 years and over 9
Median age 32.2
Under 18 years 469
Percent of total population 29.0
65 years and over 161
Percent of total population 10.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 527
Family households (families) 443
Married-couple families 391
Percent of total households 74.2
Other family, male householder 16
Other family, female householder 36
Nonfamily households 84
Percent of total households 15.9
Householder living alone 63
Householder 65 years and over 26
Persons living in households 1,615
Persons per household 3.06
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,532
Black 77
Percent of total population 4.8
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Other race 5
Hispanic Origin (any race) 21
Percent of total population 1.3
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 552
Occupied housing units 527
Owner occupied 425
Percent owner occupied 80.6
Renter occupied 102
Vacant housing units 25
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.0
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 3.1
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 467
1-unit, attached 14
2 to 4 units 11
5 to 9 units 0
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 60
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 286
Less than $50,000 7
$50,000 to $99,999 81
$100,000 to $149,999 107
$150,000 to $199,999 54
$200,000 to $299,999 31
$300,000 or more 6
Median (dollars) 123,300
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 62
Less than $250 13
$250 to $499 40
$500 to $749 5
$750 to $999 2
$1,000 or more 2
Median (dollars) 357
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 286
White 274
Black 11
Percent of occupied units 3.8
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 1
Hispanic origin (of any race) 1
Percent of occupied units 0.3
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