Chester, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 36,854 (All urban)

Chester, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,976 (12,814 occupied: 6,109 owner occupied, 6,705 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	52%
State:	29%

Housing density: 3091 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2000: $33,800

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2000: $432

Median gross rent in Chester, PA in 2000: $541

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 3,380 (450 second mortgage, 300 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,377

Household type by relationship

Households: 33,896

In family households: 28,444 (3,479 male householders, 4,671 female householders)
3,461 spouses, 12,090 children (11,141 natural, 359 adopted, 590 stepchildren), 2,102 grandchildren, 527 brothers or sisters, 474 parents, 580 other relatives, 1,060 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,452 (2,049 male householders (1,716 living alone)), 2,598 female householders (2,290 living alone)), 805 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,958 (1,398 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,686 2-persons, 2,106 3-persons, 1,552 4-persons, 984 5-persons, 508 6-persons, 314 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,006 1-person, 555 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 13 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

2,833 married couples with children.
5,841 single-parent households (685 men, 5,156 women).

91.8% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 917 (2.5%)
(38.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 30
3 rooms: 299
4 rooms: 142
5 rooms: 654
6 rooms: 2,641
7 rooms: 1,433
8 rooms: 575
9 or more rooms: 335

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Pennsylvania:

1 room: 282
2 rooms: 610
3 rooms: 1,362
4 rooms: 1,416
5 rooms: 1,023
6 rooms: 1,291
7 rooms: 456
8 rooms: 174
9 or more rooms: 91

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 94
1995 to 1998: 381
1990 to 1994: 89
1980 to 1989: 443
1970 to 1979: 1,043
1960 to 1969: 1,830
1950 to 1959: 3,080
1940 to 1949: 3,256
1939 or earlier: 4,760

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester:

no bedroom: 41
1 bedroom: 255
2 bedrooms: 636
3 bedrooms: 4,300
4 bedrooms: 647
5 or more bedrooms: 230

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester:

no bedroom: 349
1 bedroom: 1,902
2 bedrooms: 2,231
3 bedrooms: 1,885
4 bedrooms: 263
5 or more bedrooms: 75

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 890
1 vehicle: 2,789
2 vehicles: 1,874
3 vehicles: 420
4 vehicles: 73
5 or more vehicles: 63

Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 3,348
1 vehicle: 2,625
2 vehicles: 613
3 vehicles: 94
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 13

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Chester, PA:

Less than $10,000: 71
$10,000 to $14,999: 189
$15,000 to $19,999: 325
$20,000 to $24,999: 389
$25,000 to $29,999: 455
$30,000 to $34,999: 530
$35,000 to $39,999: 606
$40,000 to $49,999: 1002
$50,000 to $59,999: 783
$60,000 to $69,999: 501
$70,000 to $79,999: 303
$80,000 to $89,999: 207
$90,000 to $99,999: 141
$100,000 to $124,999: 137
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $174,999: 23
$175,000 to $199,999: 27
$200,000 to $249,999: 26
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Chester:

Less than $100: 318
$100 to $149: 397
$150 to $199: 450
$200 to $249: 178
$250 to $299: 266
$300 to $349: 330
$350 to $399: 612
$400 to $449: 831
$450 to $499: 717
$500 to $549: 935
$550 to $599: 513
$600 to $649: 340
$650 to $699: 288
$700 to $749: 88
$750 to $799: 86
$800 to $899: 67
$900 to $999: 21
$1,000 to $1,249: 24
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 46
No cash rent: 178

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 431
1990 to 1994: 119
1985 to 1989: 95
1980 to 1984: 27
1975 to 1979: 59
1970 to 1974: 29
1970 to 1974: 30
1965 to 1969: 127

Chester, PA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.2%
Number of people working at home: 163 (1.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 348
5 to 9 minutes: 1236
10 to 14 minutes: 1959
15 to 19 minutes: 1930
20 to 24 minutes: 2171
25 to 29 minutes: 662
30 to 34 minutes: 1748
35 to 39 minutes: 266
40 to 44 minutes: 352
45 to 59 minutes: 949
60 to 89 minutes: 559
90 or more minutes: 456

Chester mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,173 (56%)
Carpooled: 2,405 (19%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,974 (15%)
Subway or elevated: 23 (0%)
Railroad: 104 (1%)
Motorcycle: 37 (0%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 814 (6%)
Other means: 98 (1%)
Worked at home: 163 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2700
$10,000 to $14,999: 1332
$15,000 to $19,999: 1194
$20,000 to $24,999: 1008
$25,000 to $29,999: 1000
$30,000 to $34,999: 1037
$35,000 to $39,999: 683
$40,000 to $44,999: 572
$45,000 to $49,999: 470
$50,000 to $59,999: 887
$60,000 to $74,999: 788
$75,000 to $99,999: 588
$100,000 to $124,999: 290
$125,000 to $149,999: 124
$150,000 to $199,999: 41
$200,000 or more: 83

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 23950
Irish: 1363
Subsaharan African:: 1015
Italian: 934
African: 861
German: 595
United States or American: 494
Polish: 392
English: 222
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 163
Ukrainian: 139
Arab:: 109
Jamaican: 102
Nigerian: 83
Scottish: 81
French (except Basque): 76
Scotch-Irish: 73
Swedish: 65
Other Arab: 57
Moroccan: 48
Ghanian: 46
Pennsylvania German: 40
Lithuanian: 33
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 31
Welsh: 30
Hungarian: 29
Dutch: 25
Greek: 22
Guyanese: 21
Kenyan: 18
European: 17
Barbadian: 14
British: 13
Croatian: 10
French Canadian: 10
Scandinavian: 8
Russian: 8
Haitian: 8
West Indian: 8
Norwegian: 7
Armenian: 7
Other Subsaharan African: 7
Danish: 6
Czech: 6
Slovak: 5
Lebanese: 4
Portuguese: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Nigeria (9%)
Ecuador (7%)
Jamaica (7%)
Other Western Asia (7%)
India (6%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 28916
Northeast: 1517
Midwest: 355
South: 4031
West: 296

57% of Chester residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 168
Nursery to 4th grade: 27
5th and 6th grade: 194
7th and 8th grade: 469
9th grade: 455
10th grade: 564
11th grade: 585
12th grade, no diploma: 748
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,795
Less than 1 year of college: 478
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,010
Associate degree: 316
Bachelor's degree: 525
Master's degree: 165
Professional school degree: 70
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 147
Nursery to 4th grade: 54
5th and 6th grade: 132
7th and 8th grade: 488
9th grade: 418
10th grade: 659
11th grade: 635
12th grade, no diploma: 884
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,646
Less than 1 year of college: 760
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,269
Associate degree: 467
Bachelor's degree: 680
Master's degree: 268
Professional school degree: 78
Doctorate degree: 14

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 25.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 26.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 17.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 11.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 38.1%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 39.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 20.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.7%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 17.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.8%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $27,870
Black householders: $25,613
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $12,500
Asian householders: $31,806
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $6,250
Some other race householders: $18,036
Two or more races householders: $6,429
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $20,179

Chester household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Chester household income for Black or African American householders

Chester household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Chester household income for Asian householders

Chester household income for some other race householders

Chester household income for two or more races householders

Chester household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Chester marital status for males

Chester marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $45,900
Black or African American householders: $42,600
Asian householders: $17,500
Some other race householders: $29,900
Two or more races householders: $37,200
Hispanic or Latino householders: $32,900

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,215
One, attached: 9,093
Two: 1,358
3 or 4: 830
5 to 9: 706
10 to 19: 578
20 to 49: 415
50 or more: 775
Mobile homes: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $112,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Chester:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (47%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (44%)
Electricity (6%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (44%)
Electricity (33%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
No fuel used (1%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 675

Here:	12.9%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 197

Here:	8.5%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 926

Here:	41.0%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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