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Charlestown township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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Charlestown township, PA map Land area: 12.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 4,051 (46% urban, 54% rural)
Males: 1,974  (48.7%)
Females: 2,077  (51.3%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 3,663 (3,450 owner occupied, 213 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  6%
State:  29%


Races in Charlestown township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 94.4%
  • Black: 1.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.2%
  • Asian: 1.7%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 1.4%
  • Two or more races: 0.7%
  • Some other race: 0.1%

Median age of males: 36.8
Median age of females: 37.1

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Average household size: 2.73

Charlestown township:  2.7 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Average family size: 3.21

Estimated median household income in 2007: $114,366 ($89,813 in 1999)
This township:  $114,366
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $972 (lower quartile is $644, upper quartile is $1,331)
Here:  $972
State:  $555

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $452,872 (it was $236,000 in 2000)
Charlestown township:  $452,872
Pennsylvania:  $155,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $292,299 - $639,297

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $623,766
Here:  $623,766
State:  $224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $358,369
Here:  $358,369
State:  $160,289

In 2-unit structures: $421,052
Here:  $421,052
State:  $153,822

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $230,650
Here:  $230,650
State:  $211,072

Mobile homes: $257,308
Here:  $257,308
State:  $35,442
Population density: 323 people per square mile 
 
  (high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  2.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This township:  1.8%
Whole state:  5.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 175 (65% naturalized citizens)

Charlestown township:  4.3%
State:  4.1%

46% of Charlestown township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Pennsylvania.


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2537
  • Northeast: 604
  • Midwest: 247
  • South: 337
  • West: 122

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $450,000

Charlestown township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.6%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

People in group quarters in Charlestown township, Pennsylvania
  • 358 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 19 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,105
  • One, attached: 254
  • Two: 7
  • 5 to 9: 18
  • Mobile homes: 13

Median worth of mobile homes: $407,100


Housing units in Charlestown township with a mortgage: 909 (93 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 218



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 143
  • 1995 to 1998: 373
  • 1990 to 1994: 55
  • 1980 to 1989: 137
  • 1970 to 1979: 122
  • 1960 to 1969: 234
  • 1950 to 1959: 98
  • 1940 to 1949: 41
  • 1939 or earlier: 194


Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charlestown township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 14
  • 5 rooms: 114
  • 6 rooms: 211
  • 7 rooms: 191
  • 8 rooms: 241
  • 9 or more rooms: 457



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlestown township, Pennsylvania:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 12
  • 4 rooms: 19
  • 5 rooms: 15
  • 6 rooms: 27
  • 7 rooms: 13
  • 8 rooms: 15
  • 9 or more rooms: 5



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charlestown township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 6
  • 2 bedrooms: 69
  • 3 bedrooms: 502
  • 4 bedrooms: 543
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 114



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charlestown township:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 10
  • 2 bedrooms: 40
  • 3 bedrooms: 33
  • 4 bedrooms: 23
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Cars and other vehicles available in Charlestown township in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 283
  • 2 vehicles: 625
  • 3 vehicles: 215
  • 4 vehicles: 60
  • 5 or more vehicles: 44



Cars and other vehicles available in Charlestown township in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 11
  • 1 vehicle: 32
  • 2 vehicles: 44
  • 3 vehicles: 19
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Educational services (20%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (11%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Top executives (9%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Lawyers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Business operations specialists (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)



Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Charlestown township:
  • Irish (19.7%)
  • German (17.1%)
  • Italian (15.0%)
  • English (12.1%)
  • United States or American (3.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3.3%)
  • Polish (2.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (18%)
  • Iran (16%)
  • Ireland (12%)
  • Korea (11%)
  • Poland (9%)
  • Germany (7%)
  • Canada (5%)

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,532 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 160 (8%)
  • Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
  • Railroad: 61 (3%)
  • Walked: 30 (2%)
  • Other means: 5 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 195 (10%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (46%)
  • Utility gas (32%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
  • Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Charlestown township, Pennsylvania
  • 358 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 19 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations

95.0% of residents of Charlestown township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 39% speak English well).

Household type by relationship


Households: 3,663
  • In family households: 3,281 (870 male householders, 140 female householders)
    995 spouses, 1,226 children (1,194 natural, 12 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 8 other relatives, 21 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 382 (162 male householders (133 living alone)), 162 female householders (133 living alone)), 58 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 388 (22 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 395 2-persons, 195 3-persons, 241 4-persons, 127 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 266 1-person, 58 2-persons.

950 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (12 men, 57 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 64
Here:  12.4%
Pennsylvania:  16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42
Here:  21.3%
Pennsylvania:  13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 307
Here:  69.0%
Pennsylvania:  37.3%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)




Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Charlestown township:

  

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