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%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pigeon Run.

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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