Chester County, Pennsylvania

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Chester County, Pennsylvania is among the highest in the country for total population (131st of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for median household income (37th of 3,221 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States	Rank
Total Population	547,840	13,018,639	334,922,499	131st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$127,208	$77,971	$80,734	37th of 3,221
Median Age	40.8	40.9	38.9	1877th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	57.1%	35.2%	35.7%	40th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$485,600	$254,500	$332,700	149th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,763	$1,209	$1,413	111th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	6.0%	11.7%	12.5%	3115th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	5.3%	5.2%	2061st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	729.9	291.0	n/a	249th of 3,222
Foreign Born	10.1%	7.7%	14.1%	385th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	81.1	n/a	n/a	148th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.1%	69.3%	65.2%	1517th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.9	26.3	26.4	1015th of 3,221
Worked from Home	24.1%	15.6%	15.1%	58th of 3,222
Uninsured	5.6%	n/a	n/a	2889th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	58.6%	46.2%	46.9%	248th of 3,222
Broadband Access	93.1%	n/a	n/a	100th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	75.4%	73.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.4%	8.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%	10.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.7%	3.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	3.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	41.6	44.6	61.4

Age in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Median Age	40.8	40.9	38.9
Under 18 %	22.0%	20.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.2%	9.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.5%	13.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.7%	19.5%	17.2%

Households and families in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Households	204,774	5,274,853	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	70.3%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.0%	27.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.8%	16.2%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.1%	30.9%	28.7%
Never Married	30.6%	34.6%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Per Capita Income	$64,325	$44,355	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	7.2%	15.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.7%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.4%	17.7%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	28.2%	11.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	6.0%	11.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	14.3%	26.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	5.6%	14.4%	n/a

Housing in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing Units	212,491	5,806,452	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.0%	56.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	14.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	3.6%	9.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,965.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.9%	30.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	29.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$6,308	$3,311	n/a

Education in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Less than High School	5.1%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.3%	32.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	18.5%	24.0%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	32.9%	20.9%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	24.3%	14.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.6%	62.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	64.6%	68.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.3%	3.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.0%	3.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.9%	26.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.3%	8.1%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.3%	10.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Statistic	Chester County, Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in State of Residence	62.4%	70.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	5.1%	4.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.0%	3.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.2%	87.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.1%	5.6%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	11.2%	9.9%	16.7%

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