Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: West Nottingham township


Total Population 2,183 SEX Male 1,081 Female 1,102 AGE Under 5 years 223 5 to 17 years 417 18 to 20 years 76 21 to 24 years 143 25 to 44 years 693 45 to 54 years 291 55 to 59 years 83 60 to 64 years 69 65 to 74 years 121 75 to 84 years 60 85 years and over 7 Median age 30.9 Under 18 years 640 Percent of total population 29.3 65 years and over 188 Percent of total population 8.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 783 Family households (families) 624 Married-couple families 509 Percent of total households 65.0 Other family, male householder 37 Other family, female householder 78 Nonfamily households 159 Percent of total households 20.3 Householder living alone 137 Householder 65 years and over 50 Persons living in households 2,183 Persons per household 2.79 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,134 Black 27 Percent of total population 1.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.2 Asian or Pacific Islander 9 Percent of total population 0.4 Other race 9 Hispanic Origin (any race) 47 Percent of total population 2.2 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 805 Occupied housing units 783 Owner occupied 624 Percent owner occupied 79.7 Renter occupied 159 Vacant housing units 22 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 19 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 405 1-unit, attached 7 2 to 4 units 14 5 to 9 units 3 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 376 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 260 Less than $50,000 17 $50,000 to $99,999 97 $100,000 to $149,999 81 $150,000 to $199,999 51 $200,000 to $299,999 11 $300,000 or more 3 Median (dollars) 108,500 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 133 Less than $250 24 $250 to $499 105 $500 to $749 3 $750 to $999 1 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 364 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 260 White 253 Black 5 Percent of occupied units 1.9 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 1 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 5 Percent of occupied units 1.9 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