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West Chester, PA
Demographic Data




West 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

West Chester Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

19,531

Age

Under 5 Years:
1.8%
5 - 17:
7.2%
18 - 24:
42.8%
25 - 34:
17.6%
35 - 54:
15.2%
55 - 64:
6.1%
Over 65 Years:
9.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
32.3%
32.3%
94.5%
94.5%
55.6%
55.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

West Chester
USA
$41,443
$41,443
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

West Chester
USA
$71,875
$71,875
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

21.0%

Employment Industries

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Education
Retail
Accommodation
Healthcare
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Manufacturing
Other
Construction
Administration
Arts
Transportation
Public Service
13.2%
13.2%
12.4%
12.4%
11.7%
11.7%
11.5%
11.5%
9.2%
9.2%
8.3%
8.3%
7.6%
7.6%
4.9%
4.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
70.6%
70.6%
13.5%
13.5%
11.3%
11.3%
3.0%
3.0%
1.6%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
Italian
English
Polish
Scottish
European
Russian
French
Welsh
British
Greek
Norwegian
Lithuanian
Hungarian
French Canadian
Swedish
Jamaican
African
Slovak
20.9%
20.9%
17.9%
17.9%
15.9%
15.9%
8.1%
8.1%
4.3%
4.3%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Langs. of India
German/Yiddish
African languages
French
Russian
French Creole
West Germanic languages
Vietnamese
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Chinese
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
89.5%
89.5%
8.2%
8.2%
1.3%
1.3%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
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0.1%
0.1%
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%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born West Chester Residents

5.1%


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