West Chester, Pennsylvania
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Population change since 2000: +12.3%
Males: 9,341 | |
Females: 10,719 |
Median resident age: | 23.8 years |
Pennsylvania median age: | 40.8 years |
West Chester: | $55,960 |
PA: | $59,195 |
Estimated per capita income in 2017: $28,695 (it was $19,073 in 2000)
West Chester borough income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $279,992 (it was $141,100 in 2000)
West Chester: | $279,992 |
PA: | $181,200 |
Mean prices in 2017: all housing units: $347,952; detached houses: $374,310; townhouses or other attached units: $327,485; in 2-unit structures: $280,689; in 3-to-4-unit structures: over $1,000,000; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $501,993
Median gross rent in 2017: $1,210.
(26.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 32.8% for Black residents, 39.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 6.4% for other race residents, 27.3% for two or more races residents)
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in West Chester, PA

- 14,76674.9%White alone
- 2,09810.6%Hispanic
- 1,9439.9%Black alone
- 3882.0%Two or more races
- 3761.9%Asian alone
- 200.1%Other race alone
- 40.02%American Indian alone
Races in West Chester detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 65 registered sex offenders living in West Chester, Pennsylvania as of January 26, 2021.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in West Chester is 301 to 1.
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Murders (per 100,000) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (5.5) | 1 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.4) | 1 (5.2) | 1 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (4.9) |
Rapes (per 100,000) | 22 (124.1) | 7 (38.8) | 18 (98.5) | 17 (93.0) | 13 (70.8) | 9 (48.4) | 12 (64.8) | 12 (62.2) | 14 (73.7) | 5 (26.2) | 13 (67.1) | 16 (79.5) | 11 (54.5) | 7 (34.5) |
Robberies (per 100,000) | 44 (248.1) | 39 (215.9) | 37 (202.5) | 47 (257.2) | 27 (147.0) | 20 (107.7) | 53 (286.2) | 25 (129.7) | 28 (147.5) | 20 (104.7) | 24 (123.9) | 19 (94.4) | 18 (89.2) | 11 (54.2) |
Assaults (per 100,000) | 72 (406.0) | 51 (282.3) | 58 (317.4) | 48 (262.7) | 33 (179.7) | 36 (193.8) | 32 (172.8) | 37 (191.9) | 28 (147.5) | 18 (94.3) | 39 (201.3) | 24 (119.2) | 21 (104.0) | 18 (88.7) |
Burglaries (per 100,000) | 90 (507.5) | 98 (542.5) | 75 (410.4) | 79 (432.3) | 92 (500.9) | 78 (419.9) | 95 (513.0) | 122 (632.8) | 90 (474.0) | 61 (319.5) | 48 (247.8) | 68 (337.8) | 36 (178.4) | 46 (226.6) |
Thefts (per 100,000) | 373 (2,103) | 424 (2,347) | 320 (1,751) | 358 (1,959) | 385 (2,096) | 344 (1,852) | 377 (2,036) | 425 (2,204) | 305 (1,606) | 299 (1,566) | 272 (1,404) | 320 (1,590) | 260 (1,288) | 244 (1,202) |
Auto thefts (per 100,000) | 42 (236.8) | 47 (260.2) | 34 (186.0) | 40 (218.9) | 41 (223.2) | 26 (140.0) | 23 (124.2) | 24 (124.5) | 21 (110.6) | 14 (73.3) | 15 (77.4) | 15 (74.5) | 8 (39.6) | 19 (93.6) |
Arson (per 100,000) | 6 (33.8) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.5) | 3 (16.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (5.2) | 18 (89.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
City-Data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 274.0) | 404.8 | 316.0 | 327.6 | 330.3 | 284.3 | 224.5 | 310.3 | 279.9 | 249.5 | 162.1 | 221.1 | 209.0 | 158.4 | 142.9 |
The City-Data.com crime rate weighs serious crimes and violent crimes more heavily. It adjusts for the number of visitors and daily workers commuting into cities.
Crime rate in West Chester detailed stats: murders, rapes, robberies, assaults, burglaries, thefts, arson
Full-time law enforcement employees in 2018, including police officers: 64 (47 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: | 2.32 |
Pennsylvania average: | 1.88 |

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Ancestries: Irish (14.7%), Italian (10.7%), German (8.8%), American (4.8%), English (4.0%), Polish (2.8%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 03/28/1799
Elevation: 459 feet
Land area: 1.84 square miles.
Population density: 10,898 people per square mile (high).

1,650 residents are foreign born (4.7% Latin America, 1.2% Africa).
This borough: | 8.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 100.0% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $3,700 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $4,169 (1.1%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Brandywine, DE (12.6 miles , pop. 78,620).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Philadelphia, PA (24.5 miles
, pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 39.96 N, Longitude: 75.61 W
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,653 (+18.5%)
Workers who live and work in this borough: 2,798 (24.7%)
Area codes: 610, 484


West Chester tourist attractions:
Here: | 2.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 3.9% |

- Educational services (13.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (11.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (7.8%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Health care (5.7%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.4%)
- Construction (3.8%)

- Accommodation & food services (10.9%)
- Educational services (9.8%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (9.3%)
- Construction (6.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.2%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (5.0%)
- Arts, entertainment, recreation (3.2%)

- Educational services (16.0%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.0%)
- Health care (8.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.5%)
- Finance & insurance (6.1%)
- Social assistance (5.8%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (3.7%)

- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.3%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Computer specialists (3.8%)
- Cashiers (3.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.1%)

- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.6%)
- Computer specialists (5.1%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.1%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.9%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.3%)

- Waiters and waitresses (6.6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4.5%)
- Child care workers (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.2%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.2%)
Average climate in West Chester, Pennsylvania
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
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Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2018 was 97.6. This is worse than average.
City: | 97.6 |
U.S.: | 74.2 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2018 was 0.288. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.9 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.288 |
U.S.: | 0.267 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 9.15. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.15 |
U.S.: | 5.56 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2018 was 0.407. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.407 |
U.S.: | 1.789 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2018 was 26.8. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 1.6 miles away from the city center.
City: | 26.8 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2015 was 16.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.1 miles away from the city center.
City: | 16.7 |
U.S.: | 19.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2018 was 9.34. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.2 miles away from the city center.
City: | 9.34 |
U.S.: | 8.46 |
Lead (Pb) [µg/m3] level in 2017 was 0.00328. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 0.4 miles away from the city center.
City: | 0.00328 |
U.S.: | 0.00984 |
Tornado activity:
West Chester-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Pennsylvania state average. It is 13% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 3/22/1955, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the West Chester borough center killed one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/27/1994, a category F3 tornado 13.4 miles away from the borough center injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
West Chester-area historical earthquake activity is near Pennsylvania state average. It is 87% 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 34.4 miles away from West Chester 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 33.2 miles away from the city center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 283.8 miles away from the city center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 272.5 miles away from West Chester 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 51.9 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW, Depth: 6.8 mi) earthquake occurred 327.8 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Chester County (22) is a lot greater than the US average (13).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Hurricanes: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Storms: 4, Tropical Storms: 4, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Tropical Depression: 1, Water Shortage: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Main business address for: FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORP (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS), AMKOR TECHNOLOGY INC (SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES), VWR International, Inc. (WHOLESALE-PROFESSIONAL & COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES), CEPHALON INC (PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS), ING USA ANNUITY & LIFE INSURANCE CO , ANIMAS CORP (ORTHOPEDIC, PROSTHETIC & SURGICAL APPLIANCES & SUPPLIES), NOBEL LEARNING COMMUNITIES INC (SERVICES-EDUCATIONAL SERVICES).
Hospitals in West Chester:
- CHESTER COUNTY HOSPITAL (Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, 701 EAST MARSHALL ST)
- DEVEREUX FOUNDATION ROSE VILLA (1300 SHIP RD)
- HOSPICE OF CHESTER CNTY (121 W UNION ST)
- LIFECARE HOSPITALS OF CHESTER COUNTY (provides emergency services, 400 EAST MARSHAL ST)
- WEST CHESTER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (400 EAST MARSHALL STREET)
Home Health Centers in West Chester:
Nursing Homes in West Chester:
- BARCLAY FRIENDS (700 NORTH FRANKLIN)
- BELLINGHAM PARK LANE (1615 EAST BOOT ROAD EAST GOSHEN)
- BRANDYWINE HALL (800 WEST MINER STREET)
- BRANDYWINE HALL CARE CNTR (800 W MINER ST)
- PEMBROOKE HEALTH AND REHAB RES (1130 WEST CHESTER PIKE)
- POCOPSON CHESTER CNTY HME (1695 LENAPE ROAD)
- POCOPSON HOME (1695 LENAPE ROAD)
- PRESBYTERIAN HEALTH CTR (400 E MARSHALL ST)
- WELLINGTON TERRACE (1361 EAST BOOT ROAD)
- WEST CHESTER ARMS PA INC (1130 WEST CHESTER PIKE)
Airports and heliports located in West Chester:
- Brandywine Airport (OQN) (Runways: 1, Air Taxi Ops: 1,200, Itinerant Ops: 23,765, Local Ops: 35,100)
- Chester County Hospital Heliport (3PS0)
- Mbb Heliport (PS30)
Amtrak stations near West Chester:
- 5 miles: EXTON (CREST AVE. OFF RTE. 100) . Services: partially wheelchair accessible, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, public transit connection.
- 7 miles: DOWNINGTOWN (VIADUCT AVE.) . Services: public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 9 miles: PAOLI (LANCASTER PIKE & S. VALLEY RD.) . Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
College/University in West Chester:
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near West Chester:
- Immaculata University (about 6 miles; Immaculata, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,912)
- Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc (about 9 miles; Exton, PA; FT enrollment: 2,731)
- Neumann University (about 11 miles; Aston, PA; FT enrollment: 2,622)
- Delaware County Community College (about 12 miles; Media, PA; FT enrollment: 8,419)
- Cabrini College (about 15 miles; Radnor, PA; FT enrollment: 2,304)
- Eastern University (about 15 miles; Saint Davids, PA; FT enrollment: 3,220)
- Widener University-Main Campus (about 15 miles; Chester, PA; FT enrollment: 4,051)
Public high schools in West Chester:
- PENNSYLVANIA LEADERSHIP CS (Students: 1,703, Location: 1332 ENTERPRISE DR, Grades: PK-12, Charter school)
- WEST CHESTER HENDERSON HS (Students: 1,402, Location: 400 MONTGOMERY AVE, Grades: 9-12)
- WEST CHESTER BAYARD RUSTIN HS (Students: 968, Location: 1100 SHILOH ROAD, Grades: 9-12)
- SANKOFA ACADEMY CS (Students: 30, Location: 446 WEST GAY STREET, Grades: 5-12, Charter school)
- WEST CHESTER EAST HS (Location: 450 ELLIS LN, Grades: 9-12)
Private high school in West Chester:
Biggest public elementary/middle schools in West Chester:
- J R FUGETT MS (Students: 956, Location: 500 ELLIS LN, Grades: 6-8)
- STETSON MS (Students: 927, Location: 1060 WILMINGTON PIKE, Grades: 6-8)
- E N PEIRCE MS (Students: 904, Location: 1314 BURKE RD, Grades: 6-8)
- SARAH W STARKWEATHER EL SCH (Students: 604, Location: 1050 WILMINGTON PIKE, Grades: KG-5)
- POCOPSON EL SCH (Students: 596, Location: 1105 POCOPSON ROAD, Grades: KG-5)
- HILLSDALE EL SCH (Students: 571, Location: 725 W MARKET ST, Grades: KG-5)
- EAST GOSHEN EL SCH (Students: 550, Location: 800 N CHESTER RD, Grades: KG-5)
- GLEN ACRES EL SCH (Students: 535, Location: 1150 DELANCEY PL, Grades: KG-5)
- MARY C HOWSE EL SCH (Students: 500, Location: 641 W BOOT RD, Grades: KG-5)
- PENN WOOD EL SCH (Students: 474, Location: 1470 JOHNNY'S WAY, Grades: KG-5)
Private elementary/middle schools in West Chester:
- SS PETER AND PAUL SCHOOL (Students: 431, Location: 1327 E BOOT RD, Grades: PK-8)
- SS SIMON & JUDE SCHOOL (Students: 401, Location: 6 CAVANAUGH CT, Grades: KG-8)
- ST AGNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 348, Location: 211 W GAY ST, Grades: PK-8)
- ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE SCHOOL (Students: 313, Location: 300 DALY DR, Grades: PK-8)
- GOSHEN FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 148, Location: 814 N CHESTER RD, Grades: PK-5)
- WEST CHESTER FRIENDS SCHOOL (Students: 103, Location: 415 N HIGH ST, Grades: PK-5)
- CHESTERBROOK ACADEMY#15 (Students: 98, Location: 1190 MCDERMOTT DR, Grades: PK-4)
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Points of interest:
Notable locations in West Chester: Chester County Chamber of Commerce (A), Chester County Historical Society (B), West Chester Fire Department / Good Will Fire Company 2 (C), West Chester Borough Hall (D), West Chester Courthouse (E), West Chester Library (F), West Chester Police Department (G), West Chester Sheriffs Department (H), West Chester University of Pennsylvania North Campus Library (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Gay Street Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Main business address in West Chester: FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORP (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in West Chester include: Everhart Park (1), Marshall Square (2), Rustin Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Brinton 1704 House (Museums; 1435 Oakland Road), Chester County - Courthouse- Directions To County of Chesters Major Facilities- Law Lib (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 15 West Gay Street), AAA Travel (Tours & Charters; 844 Paoli Pike), AAA Travel Services (Tours & Charters; 844 Paoli Pike).
Hotels: Broadlawns Bed & Breakfast (629 North Church Street), Four Seasons Sunrooms (1311 West Chester Pike), Folke Stone Bed And Breakfast (777 Copeland School Road), Abbey Green Motor Lodge Irish Shop (1036 Wilmington Pike).
Courts: Chester County - Courthouse- Mental Retardation Case Management- Orphans Court C (Chestr Cnty Mdcl Centre), Chester County - Coatesville-Downingtown- Orphans Court Clerk- Facilities Manage (601 Westtown Road), Pennsylvania Commonwealth - Superior Court of Pa- Honorable James R Cavan (2 West Market Street), Chester County - Family Court Hearing Program- Correctional Center (2 North High Street Ofc), Chester County - Courthouse- Court Reporters (20 North Crch).
Birthplace of: Matisyahu - Male singer, Joe Frantz - Film producer, Linda and Terry Jamison - Artist, Smedley Butler - Marine Corps General, Al Bruno - Player of and football, Bam Margera, Barbara McIlvaine Smith - Politician, Bayard Rustin - (1912-1987), civil rights activist, Brandon DiCamillo - Television personality, Brandon Guyer - Baseball player.
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Chester and their reported violations in the past:
MEADOWCROFT PRESBY CHURCH (Population served: 340, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:NOTTINGHAM COUNTY PARK (Population served: 330, Groundwater):
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Past health violations:AVONWHEEL ESTATE MHP (Population served: 300, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between APR-2010 and JUN-2010, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2010), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-06-2010), St Public Notif requested (JUL-06-2010)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:NOTTINGHAM CITGO (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In JUN-2014, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-12-2014), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2014)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In APR-2014, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-27-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUN-27-2014)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between APR-2014 and JUN-2014, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-14-2014), St Compliance achieved (JUL-14-2014)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In DEC-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-15-2014), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2014)
- Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Unfilt/GWR) - In MAY-2013, Contaminant: GROUNDWATER RULE. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2013)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
- 4 other older monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:EAST GOSHEN TOWNSHIP PARK (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
Past health violations:SANDY POND BEACH INC (Serves NY, Population served: 200, Groundwater):Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-25-2009), St Compliance achieved (2 times from SEP-25-2009 to SEP-25-2009), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-25-2009)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 4 regular monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:WEST BRADFORD GRILL (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
- 8 routine major monitoring violations
Past monitoring violations:JIMMY JOHN'S (Population served: 75, Groundwater):
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-13-2011), St Public Notif received (APR-13-2011), St Compliance achieved (APR-13-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-13-2011)
- One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in West Chester that have no violations reported:
- ST MATTHEW CHURCH (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
This borough: | 2.3 people |
Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
This borough: | 37.9% |
Whole state: | 65.0% |
This borough: | 7.7% |
Whole state: | 6.6% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
People in group quarters in West Chester in 2010:
- 3,394 people in college/university student housing
- 193 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 88 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 34 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 29 people in group homes intended for adults
- 28 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 9 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 9 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 4 people in in-patient hospice facilities
People in group quarters in West Chester in 2000:
- 2,921 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 254 people in nursing homes
- 125 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in other group homes
- 19 people in religious group quarters
- 18 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 14 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Banks with most branches in West Chester (2011 data):
- Susquehanna Bank: 8 branches. Info updated 2012/02/28: Bank assets: $14,849.0 mil, Deposits: $10,294.4 mil, headquarters in Lititz, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 308 total offices, Holding Company: Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Painters Crossing Branch, West Chester Loan Production Branch, Parkway Center Branch, Westtown Branch, Goshen Branch, West Chester Branch. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania: West Goshen Branch, West Chester Giant Branch, Westtown Branch, Westtown Village Acme Branch, West Goshen Acme Branch. Info updated 2010/09/24: Bank assets: $32,316.9 mil, Deposits: $25,297.1 mil, headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, positive income, 396 total offices, Holding Company: Uk Financial Investments Limited
- National Penn Bank: West Chester Branch, Goshen Branch, Dilworthtown Branch. Info updated 2008/03/03: Bank assets: $8,395.9 mil, Deposits: $5,879.6 mil, headquarters in Boyertown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 131 total offices, Holding Company: National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
- PNC Bank, National Association: Westtown-Goshen Branch, East Bradford Branch, Hershey's Mill @ Genuardi's Branch. Info updated 2012/03/20: Bank assets: $263,309.6 mil, Deposits: $197,343.0 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3085 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The
- TD Bank, National Association: Westtown Branch, East Goshen Branch, West Chester Branch. Info updated 2010/10/04: Bank assets: $188,912.6 mil, Deposits: $153,149.8 mil, headquarters in Wilmington, DE, positive income, 1314 total offices, Holding Company: Toronto-Dominion Bank, The
- DNB First, National Association: Chadds Ford Branch, West Goshen Branch, West Chester Branch. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $607.7 mil, Deposits: $498.2 mil, headquarters in Downingtown, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Dnb Financial Corporation
- The Bryn Mawr Trust Company: West Chester Branch at 849 Paoli Pike, branch established on 2009/01/02; Bellingham Retirement Living Branch at 1615 East Boot Road, branch established on 1991/10/15. Info updated 2010/07/09: Bank assets: $1,755.3 mil, Deposits: $1,387.9 mil, headquarters in Bryn Mawr, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation
- Fulton Bank, National Association: West Goshen Branch at 1201 West Chester Pike, branch established on 2006/10/24; West Chester Downtown Branch at 116 West Market Street, branch established on 2006/07/07. Info updated 2010/12/30: Bank assets: $9,041.7 mil, Deposits: $6,700.3 mil, headquarters in Lancaster, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 122 total offices, Holding Company: Fulton Financial Corporation
- 10 other banks with 13 local branches
For population 15 years and over in West Chester:
- Never married: 66.5%
- Now married: 22.9%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 2.9%
- Divorced: 6.8%
For population 25 years and over in West Chester:
- High school or higher: 92.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 17.4%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes
Here: | 11.6 |
Pennsylvania average: | 11.4 |

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for West Chester, PA (based on Chester County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 212,113 | 33 |
Mainline Protestant | 60,921 | 156 |
Evangelical Protestant | 31,520 | 167 |
Other | 6,090 | 25 |
Black Protestant | 4,271 | 25 |
Orthodox | 675 | 4 |
None | 183,296 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Chester County: | 1.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.06 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Chester County: | 0.58 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Pennsylvania: | 2.52 / 10,000 pop. |
Chester County: | 6.63 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.5% |
Pennsylvania: | 9.1% |
Chester County: | 22.3% |
Pennsylvania: | 27.2% |
Chester County: | 14.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 11.5% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 46.4% |
Pennsylvania: | 49.8% |
West Chester: | 43.5% |
State: | 46.3% |
This city: | 28.0 |
Pennsylvania: | 28.7 |
Here: | 20.0% |
Pennsylvania: | 21.1% |
Here: | 13.2% |
Pennsylvania: | 11.0% |
This city: | 6.8 |
Pennsylvania: | 6.8 |
West Chester: | 27.4% |
State: | 34.2% |
West Chester: | 55.8% |
Pennsylvania: | 55.7% |
West Chester: | 81.7% |
Pennsylvania: | 78.0% |
More about Health and Nutrition of West Chester, PA Residents
Local government employment and payroll (March 2016) | |||||
Function | Full-time employees | Monthly full-time payroll | Average yearly full-time wage | Part-time employees | Monthly part-time payroll |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Police Protection - Officers | 43 | $356,271 | $99,424 | 0 | $0 |
Streets and Highways | 28 | $122,281 | $52,406 | 0 | $0 |
Other and Unallocable | 21 | $97,123 | $55,499 | 2 | $8,208 |
Sewerage | 16 | $71,157 | $53,368 | 0 | $0 |
Police - Other | 11 | $49,028 | $53,485 | 0 | $0 |
Solid Waste Management | 5 | $18,228 | $43,747 | 0 | $0 |
Financial Administration | 4 | $24,813 | $74,439 | 0 | $0 |
Other Government Administration | 3 | $23,773 | $95,092 | 0 | $0 |
Parks and Recreation | 3 | $13,119 | $52,476 | 1 | $1,049 |
Totals for Government | 134 | $775,793 | $69,474 | 3 | $9,257 |
West Chester government finances - Expenditure in 2013 (per resident):
- Construction - Parking Facilities: $1,370,000 ($68.30)
Sewerage: $329,000 ($16.40)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $5,399,000 ($269.14)
Sewerage: $4,077,000 ($203.24)
General - Other: $3,444,000 ($171.68)
Regular Highways: $2,450,000 ($122.13)
Parking Facilities: $1,613,000 ($80.41)
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $1,030,000 ($51.35)
Parks and Recreation: $1,016,000 ($50.65)
Central Staff Services: $854,000 ($42.57)
General Public Buildings: $742,000 ($36.99)
Solid Waste Management: $669,000 ($33.35)
Local Fire Protection: $513,000 ($25.57)
Libraries: $126,000 ($6.28)
Judicial and Legal Services: $78,000 ($3.89)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($0.60)
- Employee Retirement - Corporate Stocks: $8,406,000 ($419.04)
Corporate Bonds: $2,955,000 ($147.31)
Benefit Payments: $1,407,000 ($70.14)
Total Cash and Deposits: $903,000 ($45.01)
Withdrawals: $101,000 ($5.03)
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,076,000 ($53.64)
- Other Capital Outlay - Local Fire Protection: $1,600,000 ($79.76)
Regular Highways: $395,000 ($19.69)
Solid Waste Management: $201,000 ($10.02)
Central Staff Services: $112,000 ($5.58)
Sewerage: $111,000 ($5.53)
Police Protection: $22,000 ($1.10)
- Total Salaries and Wages: $9,156,000 ($456.43)
West Chester government finances - Revenue in 2013 (per resident):
- Charges - Sewerage: $4,238,000 ($211.27)
Parking Facilities: $3,686,000 ($183.75)
Other: $1,947,000 ($97.06)
Parks and Recreation: $518,000 ($25.82)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($1.25)
- Employee Retirement - Earnings on Investments (calculated): $1,430,000 ($71.29)
From Other Governments: $214,000 ($10.67)
Local Employee Contribution: $2,000 ($0.10)
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $134,000 ($6.68)
Other: $56,000 ($2.79)
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $2,256,000 ($112.46)
General Revenue - Other: $261,000 ($13.01)
Interest Earnings: $148,000 ($7.38)
Sale of Property: $69,000 ($3.44)
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $977,000 ($48.70)
Highways: $301,000 ($15.00)
General Local Government Support: $27,000 ($1.35)
- Tax - Property: $4,725,000 ($235.54)
Individual Income: $2,790,000 ($139.08)
Occupation and Business License - Other: $1,527,000 ($76.12)
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $435,000 ($21.68)
Public Utility License: $307,000 ($15.30)
West Chester government finances - Debt in 2013 (per resident):
- Long Term Debt - Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $37,359,000 ($1862.36)
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,622,000 ($1376.97)
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,050,000 ($550.85)
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,313,000 ($65.45)
West Chester government finances - Cash and Securities in 2013 (per resident):
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $8,662,000 ($431.80)
- Employee Retirement - Total Federal Securities: $2,100,000 ($104.69)
Total Other Securities: $1,400,000 ($69.79)
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $11,125,000 ($554.59)
5.43% of this county's 2016 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2015 ($92,332 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.43% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.58% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($817 average AGI)
Chester County: 0.03% Pennsylvania average: 0.03%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2015 and 2016:
from Montgomery County, PA | |
from Delaware County, PA | |
from Philadelphia County, PA |
5.86% of this county's 2015 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2016 ($98,807 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.86% |
Pennsylvania average: | 4.96% |
0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,965 average AGI)
Chester County: 0.06% Pennsylvania average: 0.04%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2015 and 2016:
to Montgomery County, PA | |
to Delaware County, PA | |
to Philadelphia County, PA |
Businesses in West Chester, PA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
7-Eleven | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 6 | |
AT&T | 3 | Mazda | 1 | |
Ace Hardware | 2 | McDonald's | 2 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Microtel | 1 | |
Arby's | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
BMW | 1 | Nike | 9 | |
Blockbuster | 1 | Office Depot | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
CVS | 2 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Chipotle | 1 | Penske | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Pizza Hut | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 3 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 1 | |
Curves | 1 | RadioShack | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Rite Aid | 7 | |
Dairy Queen | 3 | Safeway | 1 | |
Days Hotel | 1 | Sears | 1 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 4 | Starbucks | 4 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Subway | 3 | |
FedEx | 16 | T.G.I. Driday's | 1 | |
Firestone Complete Auto Care | 1 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
GNC | 4 | The Room Place | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | True Value | 1 | |
Giant | 2 | U-Haul | 4 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 22 | |
Honda | 1 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
Hyundai | 1 | Vons | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | Walgreens | 2 | |
Kmart | 1 | YMCA | 2 |
Strongest AM radio stations in West Chester:
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCHE (1520 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WEST CHESTER, PA; Owner: CHESTER COUNTY RADIO, 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.)
- KYW (1060 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WNWR (1540 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WWJZ (640 AM; 50 kW; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPHT (1210 AM; 50 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WDEL (1150 AM; 5 kW; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWDB (860 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA)
- WCOJ (1420 AM; 5 kW; COATESVILLE, PA; Owner: WCOJ RADIO COMPANY, INC.)
- WFIL (560 AM; 5 kW; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PENNSYLVANIA MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC.)
- WEEU (830 AM; 20 kW; READING, PA; Owner: WEEU BROADCASTING COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in West Chester:
- WCUR (91.7 FM; WEST CHESTER, PA; Owner: STUDENT SERVICES, 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)
- WMWX (95.7 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WMGK (102.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER PHILADELPHIA RADIO, INC.)
- WOGL (98.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSNI-FM (104.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WBEB (101.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WEAZ-FM RADIO, INC.)
- WRTI (90.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TEMPLE UNIV. OF THE COMMONWEALTH, ET)
- WPHI-FM (103.9 FM; JENKINTOWN, PA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- WXPN (88.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNA.)
- WHYY-FM (90.9 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WXTU (92.5 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTU LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WZZE (97.3 FM; GLEN MILLS, PA; Owner: GLEN MILLS SCHOOLS)
- WYSP (94.1 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- 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.)
- WMMR (93.3 FM; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: GREATER BOSTON RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around West Chester:
- KYW-TV (Channel 3; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
- WPHL-TV (Channel 17; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION COMPANY)
- WPPX (Channel 61; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: PAXSON PHILADELPHIA LICENSE, INC.)
- WPVI-TV (Channel 6; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WPSG (Channel 57; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: VIACOM STATIONS GROUP OF PHILADELPHIA INC.)
- WCAU (Channel 10; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WCAU-TV), L.P.)
- WGTW (Channel 48; BURLINGTON, NJ; Owner: BRUNSON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- 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)
- WWJT-LP (Channel 7; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: PHILADELPHIA TELEVISION NETWORK, INC)
- W40AZ (Channel 40; WILMINGTON, DE; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
- W55BT (Channel 55; TALLEYVILLE, DE; Owner: MEDIACASTING LLC)
- 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.)
- WFPA-CA (Channel 28; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
- WPHA-LP (Channel 63; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Owner: COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WUVP (Channel 65; VINELAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION PHILADELPHIA LLC)
- WTVE (Channel 51; READING, PA; Owner: READING BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMCN-TV (Channel 53; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Owner: LENFEST BROADCASTING, LLC)
Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor Recipients born in West Chester: Dewitt Clinton Lewis, Smedley Darlington Butler.
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 42Number of bridges
- 151ft / 46.1mTotal length
- $2,283,000Total costs
- 677,117Total average daily traffic
- 37,886Total average daily truck traffic
- 326,875Total future (year 2015) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11910-1919
- 21920-1929
- 11930-1939
- 21940-1949
- 131950-1959
- 151960-1969
- 21970-1979
- 11980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12000-2009
- 32010-2018
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 130 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in West Chester, PA)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 46 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 5 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 346 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in West Chester)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 67 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in West Chester)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 4 full tracts) | ||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | |||||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 38 | $263,053 | 83 | $246,928 | 281 | $234,957 | 23 | $84,522 | 1 | $1,500,000 | 46 | $240,630 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $324,000 | 5 | $302,400 | 19 | $244,421 | 2 | $7,500 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $192,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $287,000 | 8 | $255,500 | 87 | $227,184 | 6 | $151,167 | 2 | $750,000 | 22 | $189,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $245,500 | 3 | $256,667 | 57 | $211,053 | 3 | $330,667 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $148,667 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 1 | $132,000 | 17 | $231,647 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 3023.00 , 3024.00, 3025.00, 3026.00, 3104.00
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 4 full tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 15 | $268,067 | 6 | $293,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 6 | $288,167 | 2 | $321,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 2 | $223,500 | 1 | $145,000 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 1 | $380,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 3023.00 , 3024.00, 3025.00, 3026.00
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in West Chester, PA
- 1,77058.4%Structure Fires
- 90629.9%Outside Fires
- 2779.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 792.6%Other
Fire-safe hotels and motels in West Chester, Pennsylvania:
- Days Hotel & Conference Center, 943 S High St, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 , Phone: (610) 692-1900, Fax: (610) 692-5598
- Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites West Chester, 1310 Wilmington Pike, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 , Phone: (610) 399-4600, Fax: (610) 399-6171
- Hotel Warner, 120 N High St, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380 , Phone: (610) 692-6920, Fax: (610) 701-8501
- Brinton Hotel & Suites, 1516 Wilmington Pike, West chester, Pennsylvania 19382 , Phone: (484) 301-9232
- Marriott Execustay/Jefferson At Westtown, 1000 Skiles Blvd, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19382 , Phone: (215) 674-2558, Fax: (215) 674-2465
Most common first names in West Chester, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 690 | 82.5 years |
John | 644 | 75.0 years |
William | 593 | 75.1 years |
Helen | 367 | 82.9 years |
Robert | 358 | 71.8 years |
Charles | 350 | 75.8 years |
James | 336 | 74.4 years |
Joseph | 334 | 76.3 years |
Elizabeth | 331 | 81.9 years |
Margaret | 330 | 81.3 years |
Most common last names in West Chester, PA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 210 | 78.3 years |
Miller | 136 | 79.0 years |
Johnson | 128 | 78.8 years |
Brown | 121 | 77.3 years |
Wilson | 103 | 77.9 years |
Jones | 94 | 76.7 years |
Williams | 92 | 76.7 years |
Davis | 92 | 75.7 years |
Jackson | 77 | 72.3 years |
Taylor | 74 | 78.4 years |
- 55.3%Utility gas
- 31.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.6%Electricity
- 1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Wood
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 56.9%Electricity
- 29.6%Utility gas
- 8.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.9%No fuel used
West Chester compared to Pennsylvania state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly above state average.
West Chester on our top lists:
- #16 on the list of "Top 100 cities with old houses but young residents (pop. 5,000+)"
- #30 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most local government spending on current operations of parking facilities per resident (population 10,000+)"
- #35 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of family households, population 10,000+"
- #46 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: food preparation and serving related occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 cities where the highest percentage of females (15+ years) which never married (with at least 1,000 females in this group)"
- #65 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most people walking to work (population 5,000+)"
- #75 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food preparation and serving related occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities where the highest percentage of males (15+ years) which never married (with at least 1,000 males in this group)"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the lowest percentage of family households, population 1,000+"
- #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant adherents"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"

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