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West Chester Population and Demographics

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West Chester Population: 17861 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 8382 46.93%
Female 9479 53.07%

Under 5 years 748 4.19%
5 to 9 years 626 3.5%
10 to 14 years 619 3.47%
15 to 19 years 2706 15.15%
20 to 24 years 4426 24.78%
25 to 34 years 2853 15.97%
35 to 44 years 1893 10.6%
45 to 54 years 1486 8.32%
55 to 59 years 519 2.91%
60 to 64 years 374 2.09%
65 to 74 years 690 3.86%
75 to 84 years 651 3.64%
85 years and over 270 1.51%

Median age (years) 24.6

18 years and over 15472 86.62%
Male 7140 39.98%
Female 8332 46.65%
21 years and over 11872 66.47%
62 years and over 1837 10.28%
65 years and over 1611 9.02%
Male 560 3.14%
Female 1051 5.88%

Race
One race 17504 98%
White 13475 75.44%
Black or African American 3050 17.08%
American Indian and Alaska Native 55 0.31%
Asian 261 1.46%
Asian indian 77 0.43%
Chinese 58 0.32%
Filipino 25 0.14%
Japanese 15 0.08%
Korean 26 0.15%
Vietnamese 27 0.15%
Other Asian 33 0.18%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 13 0.07%
Native Hawaiian 2 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 5 0.03%
Samoan 1 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 5 0.03%
Some other race 650 3.64%
Two or more races 357 2%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 17861 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 1596 8.94%
Mexican 450 2.52%
Puerto Rican 855 4.79%
Cuban 18 0.1%
Other Hispanic or Latino 273 1.53%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16265 91.06%
White alone 12788 71.6%

Relationship
Total Population 17861 100.00%
In households 14478 81.06%
Householder 6265 35.08%
Spouse 1676 9.38%
Child 2824 15.81%
Own child under 18 years 2086 11.68%
Other relatives 697 3.9%
Under 18 years 230 1.29%
Nonrelatives 3016 16.89%
Unmarried partner 422 2.36%
In group quarters 3383 18.94%
Institutionalized population 260 1.46%
Non-Institutionalized population 3123 17.49%

Households by Type
Total Households 6265 100.0 %
Family households (families) 2660 42.46%
With own children under 18 years 1195 19.07%
Married-couple family 1676 26.75%
With own children under 18 years 702 11.21%
Female householder, no husband present 759 12.11%
With own children under 18 years 404 6.45%
Non Family households 3605 57.54%
Householder living alone 2212 35.31%
Householder 65 years and over 486 7.76%

Households with individuals under 18 years 1335 21.31%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1051 16.78%

Average Household size 2.31
Average family size 2.95

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 6541 100.00%
Occupied housing units 6265 95.78%
Vacant housing units 276 4.22%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 18 0.28%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 6265 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 2331 37.21%
Renter-occupied housing units. 3934 62.79%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.2

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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