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Chester County, PA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-DE-MD-NJ
Designated Market Area: Philadelphia, PA-DE-NJ
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Exurbs

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2022 population: 545,823   ( 46,937 from 2010 , 11,415 from 2020)
Land area: 750.5 square miles
Population density: 727.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:422,822 77.47% 3.2%
Black:30,7805.64% 4.7%
Indian:6230.11% 16.4%
Asian:39,0087.15% 101.8%
2+ races:10,3071.89% 48.0%
Hispanic:42,2837.75% 30.1%
Total non-White:123,00122.53% 37.7%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,239 11.5
Deaths:10,4039.7
Net Migration: 7,9577.4
Net Immigration: 1,5491.4
Change in White population:13,261 2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:33,676 6.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
498,886
409,56182.10%
29,3885.89%
5350.11%
19,3333.88%
6,9661.40%
32,5036.52%
89,32517.90%

2000
433,501
377,92587.18%
26,3956.09%
4790.11%
8,5081.96%
3,6200.84%
16,1263.72%
55,57612.82%

1990
376,396
340,26790.40%
23,4556.23%
3670.10%
4,2771.14%
n/a
8,0302.13%
36,1299.60%

1980
316,660
285,33090.11%
22,9687.25%
2780.09%
2,1520.68%
n/a
5,7681.82%
31,3309.89%

1970
278,311
252,94590.89%
20,8747.50%
1340.05%
4030.14%
n/a
3,2311.16%
25,366 9.11%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
56,392 13.0
31,2547.2
32,8887.6
10,0712.3
31,636 7.3
33,749 7.8
1990's
NumberRate
54,872 14.6
28,9947.7
27,0287.2
7,7412.1
37,658 10.0
19,447 5.2
1980's
NumberRate
49,761 15.7
25,205 8.0
36,552 11.5
n/a
54,937 17.3
4,799 1.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
16,875 6.1
n/a
32,385 11.6
5,964 2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Chester County, PA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
40.7
119,505 21.9%
426,318 78.1%
91,051 16.7%
200,622
2.60
141,500 70.5%
118,270 83.6%
7,672 5.4%
59,122 29.5%

2010
NumberPercent
39.3
124,055 24.9%
374,831 75.1%
63,875 12.8%
182,900
2.65
129,138 70.6%
107,144 83.0%
8,040 6.2%
53,762 29.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.9
113,431 26.2%
320,070 73.8%
51,056 11.8%
158,025
2.65
114,091 72.2%
97,383 85.4%
6,390 5.6%
43,934 27.8%

1990
NumberPercent
33.8
94,223 25.0%
282,173 75.0%
40,769 10.8%
133,592
2.72
100,312 75.1%
86,089 85.8%
5,082 5.1%
33,280 24.9%

1980
NumberPercent
30.5
90,123 28.5%
226,537 71.5%
28,611 9.0%
104,871
2.90
82,190 78.4%
71,339 86.8%
5,049 6.1%
22,681 21.6%

2022 Housing Data for Chester County, PA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units208,672 
Median Value$435,000 
Occupied200,62296.1%
Vacant8,0503.9%
Owned149,75374.6%
Rented50,86925.4%
Median Rent$1,601 
Single-Family Units165,85879.5%
    Detached126,66360.7%
    Attached39,19518.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units29,34414.1%
Mobile Homes4,7752.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chester County, PA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004,6312.3%
$10,000 to $14,9993,3151.7%
$15,000 to $19,9993,2981.6%
$20,000 to $24,9994,3702.2%
$25,000 to $29,9993,9442.0%
$30,000 to $34,9994,6782.3%
$35,000 to $39,9994,9602.5%
$40,000 to $44,9994,2022.1%
$45,000 to $49,9994,6072.3%
$50,000 to $59,99910,1285.0%
$60,000 to $74,99913,8526.9%
$75,000 to $99,99923,01611.5%
$100,000 to $124,99920,39710.2%
$125,000 to $149,99918,0689.0%
$150,000 to $199,99925,97412.9%
$200,000 or more51,18225.5%
Median Household Income118,574 
Per Capita Income60,599 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state126 
Compared to U.S.116 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5,7662.9%
Public Assistance3,7321.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps11,4795.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed241,48976.6%
Unemployed9,6703.1%
In Armed Forces2250.1%
Total Labor Force251,38479.7%
Not in Labor Force64,02120.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 23.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector112,96787,03756.5%
Non-Profit9,82719,30933.7%
Self-Employed18,07210,25663.8%
Local Government5,6268,73639.2%
State Government3,2163,65846.8%
Federal Government2,1641,58957.7%
Total Private + Self131,03997,29357.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.20,83333,29238.5%
Total151,872130,58553.8%
Pct. Govt.8.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts70,62825.0%
Sales and Office Occupations54,90519.4%
Professional, Technical84,49629.9%
Service Occupations34,54712.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing2,7661.0%
All others38,37213.6%
White Collar 74.2%
Industry
 Number%
Professional, scientific, technical37,58813.3%
Health care and social assistance34,84812.3%
Manufacturing30,57510.8%
Educational services28,99310.2%
Retail trade26,5179.4%
Finance and insurance25,5419.0%
Construction15,8085.6%
Accommodation and food services13,6234.8%
Other services12,4544.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.9,3023.3%
Wholesale trade8,0402.8%
Transportation and warehousing7,9662.8%
Public administration6,8312.4%
Information5,9492.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing5,5121.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,0631.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,9261.7%
Utilities2,3290.8%
Management7060.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3770.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Chester County, PA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican18,6833.48%
Puerto Rican11,4032.13%
Cuban2,1760.41%
Dominican1,0790.20%
Total Central American1,8290.34%
Costa Rican870.02%
Guatemalan8440.16%
Honduran4240.08%
Nicaraguan230.00%
Panamanian570.01%
Salvadoran3940.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American3,6300.68%
Argentinean2960.06%
Bolivian480.01%
Chilean2840.05%
Colombian8240.15%
Ecuadorian1,3790.26%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian3000.06%
Uruguayan1500.03%
Venezuelan3170.06%
Other South American320.01%
Other Hispanic2,0830.39%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian19,6783.67%
Chinese6,2571.17%
Korean1,8510.35%
Vietnamese1,4270.27%
Filipino1,2780.24%
Japanese4400.08%
Taiwanese3740.07%
Indonesian1960.04%
Cambodian1900.04%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English442,88187.2%
Spanish24,4354.8%
Other Indo-European11,0992.2%
Other Asian8,2881.6%
German, other Germanic6,4841.3%
Chinese5,6091.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic2,5520.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,6690.3%
Vietnamese1,2920.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
Irish113,72221.2%
German104,99719.6%
Italian75,71214.1%
English67,68612.6%
Polish25,6424.8%
American17,3743.2%
Scottish11,1802.1%
French9,2301.7%
European8,8641.7%
Welsh7,3121.4%
Russian6,3751.2%
Dutch5,9191.1%
Scotch-Irish5,5611.0%
Pennsylvania German4,8720.9%
Swedish4,5190.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen509,36894.9%
Not a citizen27,1065.1%
Native484,63690.3%
Foreign-born51,8389.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chester County, PA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
9,169 2.5%10,138 2.8%71,079 19.3%70,857 19.3%120,444 32.8%85,764 23.3%
  Average years of education: 14.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 9,169 2.5%
9-12 Years 10,138 2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED 71,079 19.3%
Some College 70,857 19.3%
Bach. Degree 120,444 32.8%
Grad Degree 85,764 23.3%
Average years of education: 14.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Chester County, PA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 207,467 200,641 6,826 3.3% 5.5%
1991 207,580 197,889 9,691 4.7% 6.9%
1992 209,677 198,660 11,017 5.3% 7.5%
1993 211,072 201,341 9,731 4.6% 6.9%
1994 213,426 204,686 8,740 4.1% 6.3%
1995 216,701 208,204 8,497 3.9% 5.9%
1996 223,251 215,644 7,607 3.4% 5.5%
1997 230,242 223,044 7,198 3.1% 5.1%
1998 235,092 228,628 6,464 2.7% 4.7%
1999 241,264 234,894 6,370 2.6% 4.5%
2000 236,560 229,273 7,287 3.1% 4.2%
2001 242,022 233,798 8,224 3.4% 4.8%
2002 245,764 235,824 9,940 4.0% 5.6%
2003 246,928 236,739 10,189 4.1% 5.7%
2004 250,457 241,142 9,315 3.7% 5.4%
2005 256,501 247,099 9,402 3.7% 5.0%
2006 263,433 254,444 8,989 3.4% 4.7%
2007 267,246 258,591 8,655 3.2% 4.6%
2008 273,712 262,937 10,775 3.9% 5.3%
2009 268,170 251,584 16,586 6.2% 8.0%
2010 268,854 252,589 16,265 6.0% 8.2%
2011 269,597 254,367 15,230 5.6% 7.8%
2012 272,533 257,539 14,994 5.5% 7.7%
2013 272,790 258,850 13,940 5.1% 7.1%
2014 273,533 262,015 11,518 4.2% 5.9%
2015 277,098 266,346 10,752 3.9% 5.4%
2016 280,798 270,040 10,758 3.8% 5.3%
2017 280,801 270,536 10,265 3.7% 5.0%
2018 282,820 273,520 9,300 3.3% 4.4%
2019 287,955 278,597 9,358 3.2% 4.5%
2020 280,096 262,061 18,035 6.4% 9.1%
2021 288,974 277,371 11,603 4.0% 6.0%
2022 295,146 285,697 9,449 3.2% 4.4%
2023 298,501 290,825 7,676 2.6% 3.4%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com