Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: Westtown township


Total Population 9,937 SEX Male 4,966 Female 4,971 AGE Under 5 years 801 5 to 17 years 2,080 18 to 20 years 342 21 to 24 years 413 25 to 44 years 3,460 45 to 54 years 1,274 55 to 59 years 470 60 to 64 years 401 65 to 74 years 503 75 to 84 years 166 85 years and over 27 Median age 34.6 Under 18 years 2,881 Percent of total population 29.0 65 years and over 696 Percent of total population 7.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 3,203 Family households (families) 2,775 Married-couple families 2,510 Percent of total households 78.4 Other family, male householder 64 Other family, female householder 201 Nonfamily households 428 Percent of total households 13.4 Householder living alone 315 Householder 65 years and over 82 Persons living in households 9,845 Persons per household 3.07 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 92 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 92 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 9,422 Black 327 Percent of total population 3.3 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 168 Percent of total population 1.7 Other race 16 Hispanic Origin (any race) 84 Percent of total population 0.8 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 3,279 Occupied housing units 3,203 Owner occupied 2,888 Percent owner occupied 90.2 Renter occupied 315 Vacant housing units 76 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 3 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.4 Persons per owner-occupied unit 3.1 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 2,587 1-unit, attached 471 2 to 4 units 26 5 to 9 units 39 10 or more units 131 Mobile home, trailer, other 25 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 2,649 Less than $50,000 4 $50,000 to $99,999 84 $100,000 to $149,999 430 $150,000 to $199,999 617 $200,000 to $299,999 1,271 $300,000 or more 243 Median (dollars) 211,300 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 237 Less than $250 4 $250 to $499 20 $500 to $749 136 $750 to $999 56 $1,000 or more 21 Median (dollars) 601 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 2,649 White 2,572 Black 40 Percent of occupied units 1.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 34 Percent of occupied units 1.3 Other race 3 Hispanic origin (of any race) 20 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