Tredyffrin township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 19.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 29,062 (98% urban, 2% rural)
| Males: 13,760 |  (47.3%) |
| Females: 15,302 |  (52.7%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 28,886 (23,989 owner occupied, 4,897 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Tredyffrin township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 90.0%
- Black: 2.8%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 5.1%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
- Hispanic or Latino: 1.2%
- Two or more races: 0.7%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 40.4
Median age of females: 41.4
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Average household size: 2.36
| Tredyffrin township: | 2.4 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.99
| Tredyffrin township: | $83,633 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $1,000 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $321,100 (it was $178,900 in 2000)
| : | $321,100 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
Mean price in 2013:
Detached houses: $399,668
Here: $399,668 State: $221,511
Townhouses or other attached units: $256,205
Here: $256,205 State: $157,348
In 2-unit structures: $285,649
Here: $285,649 State: $141,335
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $206,005
Here: $206,005 State: $186,490
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $198,428
Here: $198,428 State: $212,799
Mobile homes: $64,761
Here: $64,761 State: $45,445
| Population density: 1465 people per square mile | (very high). |
| This township: | 2.4% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 0.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Chesterbrook.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Tredyffrin township: Great Valley Mills (A), Saint Davids Golf Club (B), Cedar Hollow Station (C), Daylesford Station (D), Glenhardie Golf Course (E), Stratfford Station (F), Valley Meetinghouse (G), Eagle Station (H), Tredyffrin Public Library (I), Wharton Esherick Museum (J), Cathcart Home (K). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Gateway Shopping Center (1), Swedesford Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Tredyffrin township include: Great Valley Church (A), Saint John Church (B), Mount Zion Church (C), Saint Matthews Church (D), Saint Peter Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Great Valley Presbyterian Cemetery (1), Our Lady of Assumption Cemetery (2), Salem Cemetery (3), Saint Monicas Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Crabby Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Tredyffrin township include: General Wayne Statue (1), Jenkins Arboretum (2), Strafford Park (3), Tredyffrin Township Park (4), Tredyffrin Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
61% of Tredyffrin township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 582
- Northeast: 62
- Midwest: 119
- South: 51
- West: 57
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.0%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in Tredyffrin township, Pennsylvania:
- 107 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 17 people in institutions for the blind
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 260
- Mobile homes: 99
Median worth of mobile homes: $56,300
Housing units in Tredyffrin township with a mortgage: 28 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0
- Construction (16%)
- Metal and metal products (13%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
- Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (5%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Apparel (13%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Finance and insurance (9%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (7%)
- Health care (7%)
- Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (10%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (12%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (11%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (11%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (11%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (11%)
- Other financial specialists (9%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Tredyffrin township:
- German (23.5%)
- United States or American (20.3%)
- Irish (15.1%)
- Norwegian (7.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (7.7%)
- French (except Basque) (4.0%)
- English (3.7%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 324 (77%)
- Carpooled: 65 (16%)
- Walked: 7 (2%)
- Worked at home: 23 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (45%)
- Wood (31%)
- Electricity (22%)
- Utility gas (3%)
People in group quarters in Tredyffrin township, Pennsylvania:
- 107 people in nursing homes
- 29 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 17 people in institutions for the blind
- 11 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 4 people in homes for the physically handicapped
99.1% of residents of Tredyffrin township speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 871- In family households: 805 (211 male householders, 44 female householders)
228 spouses, 282 children (282 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 66 (37 male householders (30 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 8 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 117 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 28 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 51 1-person, 7 2-persons,
5,933 married couples with children.
647 single-parent households (122 men, 525 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |