West Whiteland township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 6 (40% naturalized citizens)
| West Whiteland township: | 6.3% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
50% of West Whiteland township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10531
- Northeast: 1877
- Midwest: 1145
- South: 1327
- West: 456
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $97,500
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.8%
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 West Whiteland township, Pennsylvania:
- 275 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 38 people in nursing homes
- 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,155
- One, attached: 1,896
- Two: 130
- 3 or 4: 211
- 5 to 9: 515
- 10 to 19: 620
- 20 to 49: 76
- 50 or more: 129
- Mobile homes: 16
Median worth of mobile homes: $9,999
Housing units in West Whiteland township with a mortgage: 3,516 (293 second mortgage, 521 home equity loan, 34 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 796
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Finance and insurance (11%)
- Construction (6%)
- Chemicals (5%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Health care (14%)
- Finance and insurance (13%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Social assistance (3%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Computer specialists (9%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Business operations specialists (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Accountants and auditors (3%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
- Business operations specialists (5%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Whiteland township:
- Irish (18.3%)
- German (16.5%)
- Italian (14.8%)
- English (11.5%)
- United States or American (4.4%)
- Polish (4.0%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.9%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- India (14%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Korea (6%)
- Canada (6%)
- Japan (5%)
- Colombia (5%)
- Ecuador (4%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 7,927 (83%)
- Carpooled: 690 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 8 (0%)
- Railroad: 358 (4%)
- Walked: 80 (1%)
- Other means: 8 (0%)
- Worked at home: 402 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (37%)
- Utility gas (35%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
People in group quarters in West Whiteland township, Pennsylvania:
- 275 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 38 people in nursing homes
- 31 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
91.3% of residents of West Whiteland township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,142- In family households: 13,569 (3,598 male householders, 909 female householders)
3,697 spouses, 4,564 children (4,345 natural, 164 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 193 grandchildren, 109 brothers or sisters, 106 parents, 101 other relatives, 292 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,573 (924 male householders (707 living alone)), 1,197 female householders (1,032 living alone)), 452 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 357 (38 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,961 2-persons, 1,096 3-persons, 962 4-persons, 350 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 1,739 1-person, 375 2-persons, 7 4-persons,
3,231 married couples with children.
595 single-parent households (147 men, 448 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 413
| Here: | 22.3% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 224
| Here: | 29.8% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 266
| Here: | 60.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |