Chester County, South Carolina

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Chester County, South Carolina is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy.

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Key figures

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States	Rank
Total Population	32,182	5,296,225	334,922,499	1416th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,458	$69,324	$80,734	2633rd of 3,221
Median Age	42.4	40.2	38.9	1385th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	14.0%	32.1%	35.7%	2932nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$158,300	$259,000	$332,700	2068th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$853	$1,180	$1,413	1723rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.7%	14.1%	12.5%	688th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.9%	5.2%	894th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	55.4	176.2	n/a	1442nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.3%	5.8%	14.1%	2526th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2974th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.4%	71.9%	65.2%	898th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.6	25.6	26.4	338th of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.5%	11.5%	15.1%	2543rd of 3,222
Uninsured	12.0%	n/a	n/a	1243rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	45.4%	47.1%	46.9%	2324th of 3,222
Broadband Access	76.5%	n/a	n/a	2578th 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, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	57.7%	61.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	7.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.5%	24.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	54.5	54.9	61.4

Age in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Median Age	42.4	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	22.3%	21.4%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.9%	12.8%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.5%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.3%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.2%	18.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Households	13,159	2,117,989	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.3%	65.0%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.7%	28.6%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.9%	17.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	28.9%	29.2%	28.7%
Never Married	31.0%	32.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,227	$39,236	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.8%	17.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.9%	17.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.6%	16.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.9%	8.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.7%	14.1%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	40.5%	32.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.7%	10.5%	n/a

Housing in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Housing Units	14,807	2,443,039	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.7%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	12.9%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.1%	13.3%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,980.0	1,992.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.6%	28.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	31.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$890	$1,251	n/a

Education in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Less than High School	14.7%	9.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	41.0%	28.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.3%	29.8%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	8.6%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	12.3%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Labour Force Participation	58.4%	60.5%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.4%	76.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.4%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.4%	1.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	18.5%	25.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	9.3%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.3%	5.7%	n/a

Origins and language in Chester County, South Carolina

Statistic	Chester County, South Carolina	South Carolina	United States
Born in State of Residence	74.8%	52.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.5%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.8%	3.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.8%	91.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	5.3%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.8%	6.2%	16.7%

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