West Bradford township, Chester County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 3 (69% naturalized citizens)
| West Bradford township: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
68% of West Bradford township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 7935
- Northeast: 1055
- Midwest: 311
- South: 972
- West: 145
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $95,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.1%
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 West Bradford township, Pennsylvania:
- 465 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 87 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,097
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 16
- 3 or 4: 31
- 20 to 49: 11
- Mobile homes: 270
Median worth of mobile homes: $28,200
Housing units in West Bradford township with a mortgage: 2,362 (271 second mortgage, 505 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 422
- Construction (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Chemicals (6%)
- Metal and metal products (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
- Educational services (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Chemicals (4%)
- Social assistance (4%)
- Accommodation and food services (3%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Computer specialists (5%)
- Top executives (5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
- Registered nurses (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
- Cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in West Bradford township:
- Irish (20.4%)
- German (20.1%)
- Italian (16.1%)
- English (8.8%)
- United States or American (5.7%)
- Polish (4.5%)
- Scottish (2.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (22%)
- Italy (10%)
- Ireland (10%)
- Hungary (10%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Other Northern Africa (6%)
- Canada (6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 4,757 (86%)
- Carpooled: 379 (7%)
- Railroad: 102 (2%)
- Motorcycle: 22 (0%)
- Walked: 37 (1%)
- Other means: 17 (0%)
- Worked at home: 241 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (49%)
- Electricity (35%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Utility gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
People in group quarters in West Bradford township, Pennsylvania:
- 465 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 87 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 2 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
94.1% of residents of West Bradford township speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 10,193- In family households: 9,514 (2,343 male householders, 546 female householders)
2,617 spouses, 3,667 children (3,532 natural, 33 adopted, 102 stepchildren), 129 grandchildren, 43 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 87 other relatives, 46 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 679 (284 male householders (235 living alone)), 244 female householders (183 living alone)), 151 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 582 (562 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 983 2-persons, 675 3-persons, 756 4-persons, 347 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 418 1-person, 76 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 12 4-persons,
2,603 married couples with children.
318 single-parent households (69 men, 249 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 228
| Here: | 13.7% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 130
| Here: | 11.4% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 80
| Here: | 28.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |