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Chester County

Population in July 2007: 5,138.
Males: 2,354  (45.8%)
Females: 2,784  (54.2%)

Median resident age:  31.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:  38.0 years

Zip codes: 19013.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,482 (it was $32,576 in 2000)
Chester Township:  $41,482
Pennsylvania:  $48,576

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,853
Chester Township:  $20,853
Pennsylvania:  $26,228

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,399 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
Chester Township:  $118,399
Pennsylvania:  $155,000

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $115,389; Detached houses: $146,028; Townhouses or other attached units: $112,711; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,271; Mobile homes: $7,625

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Races in Chester Township:

  • Black (73.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (22.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Chester Township: 97.4 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: Irish (6.5%), Polish (4.0%), German (3.9%), United States (3.5%), Italian (3.1%), English (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1682

Elevation: 160 feet

Land area: 1.39 square miles.

Population density: 3685 people per square mile 
 
 (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Chester Township

  • High school or higher: 81.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Chester Township CDP

  • Never married: 38.9%
  • Now married: 37.9%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 10.8%

70 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.5%
Pennsylvania:  4.1%


According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Chester Township:  2.3% ($1,427)
Pennsylvania:  1.6% ($1,552)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandywine, DE (6.8 miles , pop. 78,620).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (16.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Upland borough, PA (1.0 miles ), Chester, PA (1.1 miles ), Trainer borough, PA (1.1 miles ), Parkside borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Brookhaven borough, PA (1.3 miles ), Linwood, PA (1.4 miles ), Village Green-Green Ridge, PA (1.4 miles ), Marcus Hook borough, PA (1.5 miles ).

Latitude: 39.85 N, Longitude: 75.39 W

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Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (8%)
  • Paper (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
  • Repair and maintenance (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (22%)
  • Finance and insurance (10%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Bus drivers (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)



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Average climate in Chester Township, Pennsylvania

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Chester Township-area historical tornado activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 53% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/22/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.7 miles away from the Chester Township place center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/28/1961, a category 3 tornado 15.3 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Chester Township-area historical earthquake activity is above Pennsylvania state average. It is 79% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 47.8 miles away from Chester Township center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.8 miles away from the city center
On 10/23/1990 at 01:34:48, a magnitude 3.2 (2.9 LG, 3.2 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 23.8 miles away from Chester Township center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 66.2 miles away from the city center
On 11/14/1997 at 03:44:11, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.0 miles away from Chester Township center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Chester Township:
  • CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER (about 2 miles; CHESTER, PA)
  • RIDDLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; MEDIA, PA)
  • KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (about 9 miles; DARBY, PA)

Political contributions by individuals in Chester Township, PA

Amtrak stations near Chester Township:
  • 12 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 14 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plants near Chester Township:
  • 20 miles: Salem 2 in Salem, NJ.
  • 20 miles: Hope Creek in Salem, NJ.
  • 20 miles: Salem 1 in Salem, NJ.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Chester Township:
  • WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 2 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
  • GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; SEWELL, NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
  • VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; VILLANOVA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,547)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,115)
  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 14 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; FT enrollment: 10,419)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
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Notable location: Upland Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Carter Cemetery (1), Greenlawn Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Baldwin Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Chester Township: Caleb Pusey Historic Site (1). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.8 people
Pennsylvania:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  72.4%
Whole state:  67.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  6.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  17.1%
Whole state:  11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  10.4%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Chester Township, PA



Chester Township compared to Pennsylvania state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Chester Township travel time to work


Chester Township mode of transportation to work chart



2004 Presidential Election results in Chester County Pennsylvania:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (65%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
  • Electricity (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Religion statistics for Chester Township

Adherents


NameCatholic ChurchUnited Methodist ChurchPresbyterian Church (USA)Evangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaEpiscopal Church
Adherents58.4%7.3%6.7%4.5%3.4%
Congregations10.0%14.1%10.0%5.1%5.1%
NameAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAMuslim EstimateUnited Church of ChristFriends (Quakers)Other religions
Adherents2.7%2.4%1.9%1.2%11.5%
Congregations6.1%1.3%4.2%6.8%37.3%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.


6.81% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($74,917 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.81%
Pennsylvania average:  4.99%

0.09% of residents moved from foreign countries ($649 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.09%
Pennsylvania average:  0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Montgomery County, PA  1.25% ($70,738 average AGI)
from Delaware County, PA  1.04% ($74,618)
from New Castle County, DE  0.42% ($112,586)


6.11% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($74,906 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.11%
Pennsylvania average:  5.08%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,186 average AGI)
Chester County:  0.07%
Pennsylvania average:  0.05%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Montgomery County, PA  0.95% ($57,620 average AGI)
to Delaware County, PA  0.63% ($71,219)
to Lancaster County, PA  0.44% ($45,518)


Strongest AM radio stations in Chester Township:
  • WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPEN (950 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZD (990 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
  • WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WPWA (1590 AM; 3 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: MOUNT OCEAN MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WIP (610 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WTMC (1380 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: STATE OF DELAWARE DEPARTMENT OF TRAN)
  • WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
  • WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Chester Township:
  • W278AK (103.5 FM; VILLAGE GREEN, PA; Owner: PRIORITY RADIO, INC.)
  • WPLY (100.3 FM; MEDIA, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WJBR-FM (99.5 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WSTW (93.7 FM; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
  • WDNR (89.5 FM; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WIDENER COLLEGE)
  • WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
  • WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
  • WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
  • WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WDAS-FM (105.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WPTP (96.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WDAS LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WUSL (98.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Chester Township:
  • KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
  • WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
  • WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
  • WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
  • WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
  • WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
  • WYBE (Channel 35; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC MEDIA OF PHILADELPHIA, INC.)
  • WHYY-TV (Channel 12; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
  • WTXF-TV (Channel 29; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: FOX TV STATIONS OF PHILADELPHIA)
  • WELL-LP (Channel 8; WILLOW GROVE, ETC., PA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WTSD-CA (Channel 14; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS MINISTRIES, INC.)
  • WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
  • WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WNJS (Channel 23; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: NEW JERSEY PUBLIC BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WPSJ-LP (Channel 8; HAMMONTON, ETC., NJ; Owner: ENGLE BROADCASTING)
  • W33BT (Channel 33; CAMDEN, NJ; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)

Chester Township, Pennsylvania:
  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 4
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 5
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Pennsylvania average:
  • Fatal accident count: 85
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 123
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
  • Fatalities: 91
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 215
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 16

Chester Township fatal accident list:
Jun 3, 2003 06:40 AM, I-95, Vehicles: 4, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED14$96,50035$88,08661$75,42623$35,47830$71,3330$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED1$98,0008$99,12520$71,2504$36,2509$54,4440$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED4$95,75018$102,88963$74,36538$33,89510$46,7001$102,000
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$137,0009$90,55623$74,0003$30,0003$78,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$62,0006$87,16713$88,4620$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 4064.01 , 4064.02

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 2 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED19$93,9475$99,2003$71,667
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED2$93,0001$77,0000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED1$100,0001$91,0000$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$45,0000$00$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS0$00$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 4064.01 , 4064.02

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
  • Fire: 20
  • Hazardous Condition: 24

Incident types - Chester Township


See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Chester Township, PA

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