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