Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Chester
Municipality: West Goshen township
Total Population 18,082
SEX
Male 8,890
Female 9,192
AGE
Under 5 years 1,459
5 to 17 years 3,049
18 to 20 years 660
21 to 24 years 1,065
25 to 44 years 6,267
45 to 54 years 2,049
55 to 59 years 791
60 to 64 years 750
65 to 74 years 1,221
75 to 84 years 609
85 years and over 162
Median age 34.0
Under 18 years 4,508
Percent of total population 24.9
65 years and over 1,992
Percent of total population 11.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 6,483
Family households (families) 4,879
Married-couple families 4,225
Percent of total households 65.2
Other family, male householder 164
Other family, female householder 490
Nonfamily households 1,604
Percent of total households 24.7
Householder living alone 1,242
Householder 65 years and over 439
Persons living in households 17,794
Persons per household 2.74
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 288
Institutionalized persons 240
Other persons in group quarters 48
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 16,885
Black 794
Percent of total population 4.4
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 13
Percent of total population 0.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 321
Percent of total population 1.8
Other race 69
Hispanic Origin (any race) 284
Percent of total population 1.6
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 6,802
Occupied housing units 6,483
Owner occupied 4,618
Percent owner occupied 71.2
Renter occupied 1,865
Vacant housing units 319
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 8
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.5
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.8
Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.0
Units with over 1 person per room 39
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 4,610
1-unit, attached 263
2 to 4 units 101
5 to 9 units 430
10 or more units 1,315
Mobile home, trailer, other 83
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 4,221
Less than $50,000 30
$50,000 to $99,999 203
$100,000 to $149,999 1,282
$150,000 to $199,999 1,612
$200,000 to $299,999 981
$300,000 or more 113
Median (dollars) 168,400
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 1,813
Less than $250 34
$250 to $499 427
$500 to $749 1,268
$750 to $999 61
$1,000 or more 23
Median (dollars) 550
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 4,221
White 4,034
Black 126
Percent of occupied units 3.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 2
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 53
Percent of occupied units 1.3
Other race 6
Hispanic origin (of any race) 32
Percent of occupied units 0.8
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