West Chester borough, Pennsylvania Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent 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 % 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 % 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

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