Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: Wallace township
Total Population 2,541
SEX
Male 1,361
Female 1,180
AGE
Under 5 years 202
5 to 17 years 620
18 to 20 years 141
21 to 24 years 116
25 to 44 years 811
45 to 54 years 298
55 to 59 years 87
60 to 64 years 84
65 to 74 years 100
75 to 84 years 67
85 years and over 15
Median age 31.6
Under 18 years 822
Percent of total population 32.3
65 years and over 182
Percent of total population 7.2
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 757
Family households (families) 637
Married-couple families 583
Percent of total households 77.0
Other family, male householder 20
Other family, female householder 34
Nonfamily households 120
Percent of total households 15.9
Householder living alone 96
Householder 65 years and over 29
Persons living in households 2,316
Persons per household 3.06
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 225
Institutionalized persons 212
Other persons in group quarters 13
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 2,470
Black 50
Percent of total population 2.0
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0
Percent of total population 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 18
Percent of total population 0.7
Other race 3
Hispanic Origin (any race) 25
Percent of total population 1.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 780
Occupied housing units 757
Owner occupied 655
Percent owner occupied 86.5
Renter occupied 102
Vacant housing units 23
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.2
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.4
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 682
1-unit, attached 9
2 to 4 units 33
5 to 9 units 16
10 or more units 0
Mobile home, trailer, other 40
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 516
Less than $50,000 7
$50,000 to $99,999 61
$100,000 to $149,999 115
$150,000 to $199,999 137
$200,000 to $299,999 121
$300,000 or more 75
Median (dollars) 179,600
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 74
Less than $250 8
$250 to $499 47
$500 to $749 13
$750 to $999 4
$1,000 or more 2
Median (dollars) 433
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 516
White 512
Black 1
Percent of occupied units 0.2
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 3
Percent of occupied units 0.6
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
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