Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Chester

Municipality: West Vincent township


Total Population 2,262 SEX Male 1,154 Female 1,108 AGE Under 5 years 139 5 to 17 years 358 18 to 20 years 87 21 to 24 years 95 25 to 44 years 723 45 to 54 years 396 55 to 59 years 134 60 to 64 years 111 65 to 74 years 145 75 to 84 years 57 85 years and over 17 Median age 38.1 Under 18 years 497 Percent of total population 22.0 65 years and over 219 Percent of total population 9.7 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 790 Family households (families) 634 Married-couple families 557 Percent of total households 70.5 Other family, male householder 36 Other family, female householder 41 Nonfamily households 156 Percent of total households 19.7 Householder living alone 119 Householder 65 years and over 35 Persons living in households 2,228 Persons per household 2.82 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 34 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 34 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,239 Black 2 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 14 Percent of total population 0.6 Other race 4 Hispanic Origin (any race) 32 Percent of total population 1.4 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 846 Occupied housing units 790 Owner occupied 657 Percent owner occupied 83.2 Renter occupied 133 Vacant housing units 56 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 12 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.3 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.8 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.8 Units with over 1 person per room 4 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 778 1-unit, attached 14 2 to 4 units 25 5 to 9 units 1 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 28 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 468 Less than $50,000 2 $50,000 to $99,999 30 $100,000 to $149,999 73 $150,000 to $199,999 79 $200,000 to $299,999 132 $300,000 or more 152 Median (dollars) 235,200 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 69 Less than $250 8 $250 to $499 23 $500 to $749 25 $750 to $999 6 $1,000 or more 7 Median (dollars) 525 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 468 White 464 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 4 Percent of occupied units 0.9 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 4 Percent of occupied units 0.9 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