Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Uwchlan township


Total Population 12,999 SEX Male 6,403 Female 6,596 AGE Under 5 years 1,077 5 to 17 years 2,650 18 to 20 years 426 21 to 24 years 595 25 to 44 years 5,130 45 to 54 years 1,550 55 to 59 years 559 60 to 64 years 402 65 to 74 years 408 75 to 84 years 166 85 years and over 36 Median age 32.5 Under 18 years 3,727 Percent of total population 28.7 65 years and over 610 Percent of total population 4.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 4,537 Family households (families) 3,556 Married-couple families 3,156 Percent of total households 69.6 Other family, male householder 81 Other family, female householder 319 Nonfamily households 981 Percent of total households 21.6 Householder living alone 754 Householder 65 years and over 117 Persons living in households 12,999 Persons per household 2.87 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 12,452 Black 238 Percent of total population 1.8 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 5 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 276 Percent of total population 2.1 Other race 28 Hispanic Origin (any race) 125 Percent of total population 1.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 4,743 Occupied housing units 4,537 Owner occupied 3,504 Percent owner occupied 77.2 Renter occupied 1,033 Vacant housing units 206 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 27 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,804 1-unit, attached 1,149 2 to 4 units 142 5 to 9 units 181 10 or more units 426 Mobile home, trailer, other 41 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 3,262 Less than $50,000 5 $50,000 to $99,999 107 $100,000 to $149,999 963 $150,000 to $199,999 1,124 $200,000 to $299,999 977 $300,000 or more 86 Median (dollars) 176,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 992 Less than $250 6 $250 to $499 172 $500 to $749 575 $750 to $999 213 $1,000 or more 26 Median (dollars) 583 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 3,262 White 3,158 Black 39 Percent of occupied units 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 62 Percent of occupied units 1.9 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 22 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