East Whiteland township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 7 (69% naturalized citizens)
| East Whiteland township: | 7.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
64% of East Whiteland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6108
- Northeast: 1192
- Midwest: 599
- South: 576
- West: 182
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $350,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.6% of all households
People in group quarters in East Whiteland township, Pennsylvania:
- 523 people in nursing homes
- 311 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 50 people in religious group quarters
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,006
- One, attached: 402
- Two: 17
- 3 or 4: 25
- 5 to 9: 163
- 10 to 19: 312
- 20 to 49: 243
- 50 or more: 82
- Mobile homes: 202
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in East Whiteland township with a mortgage: 1,603 (99 second mortgage, 332 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 467
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Health care (6%)
- Construction (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Health care (13%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Computer specialists (12%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Business operations specialists (3%)
- Top executives (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
- Computer specialists (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered nurses (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in East Whiteland township:
- Irish (24.5%)
- Italian (16.1%)
- German (12.7%)
- English (7.5%)
- Polish (6.0%)
- United States or American (3.5%)
- French (except Basque) (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (29%)
- Vietnam (17%)
- Hong Kong (9%)
- United Kingdom (6%)
- Russia (6%)
- Italy (5%)
- Germany (5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,697 (81%)
- Carpooled: 372 (8%)
- Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
- Railroad: 114 (2%)
- Motorcycle: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 113 (2%)
- Other means: 32 (1%)
- Worked at home: 226 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (48%)
- Utility gas (24%)
- Electricity (23%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
People in group quarters in East Whiteland township, Pennsylvania:
- 523 people in nursing homes
- 311 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 50 people in religious group quarters
- 16 people in homes for the mentally retarded
90.2% of residents of East Whiteland township speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
4.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 8,439- In family households: 7,178 (1,763 male householders, 491 female householders)
1,923 spouses, 2,617 children (2,468 natural, 78 adopted, 71 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 103 other relatives, 108 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,261 (519 male householders (385 living alone)), 479 female householders (410 living alone)), 263 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 894 (531 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 878 2-persons, 543 3-persons, 484 4-persons, 242 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 795 1-person, 158 2-persons, 41 3-persons, 4 4-persons,
1,827 married couples with children.
303 single-parent households (67 men, 236 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 171
| Here: | 16.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 101
| Here: | 20.1% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 411
| Here: | 79.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |