Kennett township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 12 (29% naturalized citizens)
| Kennett township: | 11.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
60% of Kennett township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2161
- Northeast: 908
- Midwest: 611
- South: 1781
- West: 151
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $350,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.3%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
People in group quarters in Kennett township, Pennsylvania:
- 129 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 31 people in other workers' dormitories
- 8 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,889
- One, attached: 377
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 66
- 5 to 9: 22
- 10 to 19: 14
- 20 to 49: 22
- 50 or more: 81
- Mobile homes: 33
Housing units in Kennett township with a mortgage: 1,341 (112 second mortgage, 257 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 397
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
- Construction (9%)
- Chemicals (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
- Educational services (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
- Top executives (9%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Lawyers (5%)
- Computer specialists (4%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers (4%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Kennett township:
- English (18.7%)
- German (13.2%)
- Italian (12.5%)
- Irish (11.9%)
- United States or American (4.6%)
- Scottish (3.0%)
- Polish (2.7%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (51%)
- United Kingdom (12%)
- Canada (6%)
- Italy (3%)
- Korea (3%)
- Other Northern Europe (3%)
- Germany (3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,362 (79%)
- Carpooled: 263 (9%)
- Railroad: 10 (0%)
- Walked: 91 (3%)
- Other means: 10 (0%)
- Worked at home: 245 (8%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (40%)
- Electricity (26%)
- Utility gas (19%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%)
- No fuel used (1%)
People in group quarters in Kennett township, Pennsylvania:
- 129 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 31 people in other workers' dormitories
- 8 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
87.2% of residents of Kennett township speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (25% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 47% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 6,284- In family households: 5,547 (1,480 male householders, 319 female householders)
1,610 spouses, 1,783 children (1,643 natural, 102 adopted, 38 stepchildren), 27 grandchildren, 51 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 153 other relatives, 74 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 737 (171 male householders (132 living alone)), 484 female householders (444 living alone)), 82 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 167 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 859 2-persons, 365 3-persons, 340 4-persons, 157 5-persons, 61 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 576 1-person, 66 2-persons, 13 3-persons,
1,366 married couples with children.
146 single-parent households (41 men, 105 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 187
| Here: | 26.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 94
| Here: | 25.2% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81
| Here: | 50.9% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |