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Londonderry township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile

Number of foreign born residents: 5 (37% naturalized citizens)

Londonderry township:

4.7%
Whole state:

4.1%

61% of Londonderry township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Pennsylvania.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1146
  • Northeast: 126
  • Midwest: 28
  • South: 235
  • West: 5

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $200,000


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Londonderry township, Pennsylvania:

  • 87 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 15 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Londonderry township, PA map Londonderry township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Median worth of mobile homes: $28,200


Housing units in Londonderry township with a mortgage: 261 (23 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 13
  • 1995 to 1998: 60
  • 1990 to 1994: 56
  • 1980 to 1989: 91
  • 1970 to 1979: 134
  • 1960 to 1969: 30
  • 1950 to 1959: 41
  • 1940 to 1949: 18
  • 1939 or earlier: 96

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Londonderry township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 6
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 19
  • 5 rooms: 80
  • 6 rooms: 104
  • 7 rooms: 65
  • 8 rooms: 97
  • 9 or more rooms: 86

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Londonderry township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 5
  • 3 rooms: 6
  • 4 rooms: 7
  • 5 rooms: 13
  • 6 rooms: 13
  • 7 rooms: 9
  • 8 rooms: 7
  • 9 or more rooms: 4

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Londonderry township:

  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedroom: 2
  • 2 bedrooms: 60
  • 3 bedrooms: 209
  • 4 bedrooms: 159
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Londonderry township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 13
  • 3 bedrooms: 31
  • 4 bedrooms: 4
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Londonderry township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 2
  • 1 vehicle: 103
  • 2 vehicles: 200
  • 3 vehicles: 109
  • 4 vehicles: 30
  • 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Londonderry township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 17
  • 2 vehicles: 28
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 2
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (17%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Truck transportation (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Health care (19%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Personal and laundry services (5%)
  • Construction (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Electricians (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Londonderry township:

  • Irish (18.0%)
  • German (17.3%)
  • Italian (12.0%)
  • English (9.9%)
  • United States or American (8.0%)
  • Dutch (3.3%)
  • Polish (2.9%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

  • Mexico (54%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Philippines (11%)
  • Italy (9%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (5%)
  • Hungary (4%)
  • United Kingdom (3%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (51%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (27%)
  • Electricity (18%)
  • Wood (2%)
  • Utility gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Londonderry township, Pennsylvania:

  • 87 people in other workers' dormitories
  • 15 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

89.3% of residents of Londonderry township speak English at home.
7.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 51% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,523

Size of family households: 144 2-persons, 88 3-persons, 81 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 96 1-person, 18 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 6 4-persons,

350 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (18 men, 40 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Here:

18.8%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
Here:

19.4%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:

20.0%
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 Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Londonderry township:

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