Quick Table H-1. General Housing Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Chester County
 
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SubjectNumberPercent

OCCUPANCY STATUS  
     Total housing units14,374100.0%
Occupied housing unit12,88089.6%
Vacant housing unit1,49410.4%
   
TENURE  
     Occupied housing units12,880100.0%
Owner-occupied housing unit10,09378.4%
Renter-occupied housing unit2,78721.6%
   
VACANCY STATUS  
     Vacant housing units1,494100.0%
For rent28218.9%
For Sale Only15410.3%
Rented or sold, not occupied15510.4%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use20613.8%
For migratory workers30.2%
Other vacant69446.5%
   
RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER  
     Occupied housing units12,880100.0%
One Race12,82499.6%
 White8,28264.3%
 Black or African American4,45034.5%
 American Indian and Alaska Native410.3%
 Asian270.2%
 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander10.0%
 Some Other Race230.2%
Two or more races560.4%
   
HISPANIC OR LATINO HOUSEHOLDER AND RACE OF HOUSEHOLDER  
     Occupied housing units12,880100.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)750.6%
Not Hispanic or Latino12,80599.4%
 White alone8,24464.0%
   
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER  
     Occupied housing units12,880100.0%
15 to 24 years5404.2%
25 to 34 years2,01615.7%
35 to 44 years2,75221.4%
45 to 54 years2,67420.8%
55 to 64 years2,01615.7%
65 years and over2,88222.4%
 65 to 74 years1,55812.1%
 75 to 84 years1,0468.1%
 85 years and older2782.2%
 

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1. Matrices H3, H4, H5, H6, H7, and H16