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Chester, PA
Demographic Data




Chester Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Chester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

33,449

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.0%
5 - 17:
16.3%
18 - 24:
15.1%
25 - 34:
14.8%
35 - 54:
20.3%
55 - 64:
11.8%
Over 65 Years:
14.8%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
9.1%
9.1%
86.5%
86.5%
13.6%
13.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Chester
USA
$21,949
$21,949
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Chester
USA
$39,193
$39,193
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

28.3%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Education
Transportation
Administration
Accommodation
Public Service
Finance
Construction
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Arts
28.7%
28.7%
9.0%
9.0%
8.2%
8.2%
7.9%
7.9%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
7.3%
6.9%
6.9%
4.5%
4.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.2%
3.2%
3.0%
3.0%
2.4%
2.4%
2.1%
2.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
75.2%
75.2%
13.2%
13.2%
7.3%
7.3%
3.7%
3.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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German
Irish
Italian
Polish
English
African
Jamaican
Scottish
Other Arab
Liberian
Ukrainian
Hungarian
European
Scots-Irish
Haitian
Eastern European
Lithuanian
Greek
Other Subsaharan African
Nigerian
3.3%
3.3%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
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0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
African languages
Langs. of India
French
Arabic
Polish
French Creole
Tagalog
Chinese
Korean
Other Indo-European
Slavic languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
92.6%
92.6%
5.5%
5.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Chester Residents

3.2%


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