Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: West Grove borough


Total Population 2,128 SEX Male 1,026 Female 1,102 AGE Under 5 years 196 5 to 17 years 406 18 to 20 years 77 21 to 24 years 70 25 to 44 years 813 45 to 54 years 164 55 to 59 years 65 60 to 64 years 86 65 to 74 years 135 75 to 84 years 95 85 years and over 21 Median age 31.9 Under 18 years 602 Percent of total population 28.3 65 years and over 251 Percent of total population 11.8 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 760 Family households (families) 569 Married-couple families 462 Percent of total households 60.8 Other family, male householder 17 Other family, female householder 90 Nonfamily households 191 Percent of total households 25.1 Householder living alone 147 Householder 65 years and over 69 Persons living in households 2,125 Persons per household 2.80 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 3 Institutionalized persons 3 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,843 Black 256 Percent of total population 12.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 5 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 24 Hispanic Origin (any race) 49 Percent of total population 2.3 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 780 Occupied housing units 760 Owner occupied 570 Percent owner occupied 75.0 Renter occupied 190 Vacant housing units 20 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 2 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.6 Units with over 1 person per room 17 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 522 1-unit, attached 101 2 to 4 units 80 5 to 9 units 42 10 or more units 21 Mobile home, trailer, other 14 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 507 Less than $50,000 15 $50,000 to $99,999 235 $100,000 to $149,999 183 $150,000 to $199,999 66 $200,000 to $299,999 8 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 100,900 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 172 Less than $250 17 $250 to $499 128 $500 to $749 26 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 406 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 507 White 457 Black 47 Percent of occupied units 9.3 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Other race 2 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 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