92.8% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% speak English very well, 55% speak English less than very well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
97.4% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English less than very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (30% speak English very well, 70% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
8.7% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
88.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (31% speak English very well, 69% speak English less than very well).
2.5% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
25.3% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
29.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 76% speak English less than very well).
45.7% of residents speak other language at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak another language
Native:
15.0% (824)
Foreign born:
100.0% (133)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
98.5% (25,795)
Foreign born:
48.5% (230)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
1.5% (391)
Foreign born:
51.5% (244)
Other race - Speak only English
Native:
26.3% (162)
Foreign born:
5.6% (13)
Other race - Speak another language
Native:
73.7% (455)
Foreign born:
94.4% (218)
Two or more races - Speak another language
Native:
13.8% (50)
Foreign born:
100.0% (49)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
4.6% (220)
Foreign born:
100.0% (133)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
24.7% (405)
Foreign born:
4.6% (13)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
75.3% (1,236)
Foreign born:
95.4% (271)
917 residents are foreign born (0.8% Latin America, 0.7% Asia, 0.5% Africa, 0.4% Europe).
This city:
2.5%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median age by place of birth - Chester
Place of birth - Chester White
Place of birth - Chester Black or African American
Place of birth - Chester Asian
Place of birth - Chester Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
Place of birth - Chester Other race
Place of birth - Chester Two or more races
Place of birth - Chester White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Chester Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Chester
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Chester
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Chester
Place of birth by age - Chester
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 62.3%
Now married: 24.7%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 8.0%
Females:
Never married: 52.7%
Now married: 22.7%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 15.9%
Divorced: 7.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (31)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
18.6% (240)
Unmarried:
81.4% (1,053)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 57.3%
Now married: 26.8%
Separated: 4.5%
Widowed: 2.6%
Divorced: 8.8%
Females:
Never married: 57.6%
Now married: 16.6%
Separated: 5.8%
Widowed: 10.5%
Divorced: 9.4%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
8.7% (45)
Unmarried:
91.3% (471)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.4% (1,483)
Unmarried:
80.6% (6,168)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (32)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 41.0%
Now married: 36.0%
Separated: 4.2%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 18.8%
Females:
Never married: 30.8%
Now married: 56.3%
Separated: 12.9%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (16)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
62.9% (127)
Unmarried:
37.1% (75)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 72.6%
Now married: 23.7%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 57.7%
Now married: 12.3%
Separated: 30.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
42.4% (50)
Unmarried:
57.6% (68)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 62.8%
Now married: 23.9%
Separated: 1.0%
Widowed: 3.9%
Divorced: 8.4%
Females:
Never married: 50.5%
Now married: 24.2%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 16.5%
Divorced: 6.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (9)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
19.5% (223)
Unmarried:
80.5% (921)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 52.8%
Now married: 32.2%
Separated: 4.3%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 10.7%
Females:
Never married: 55.6%
Now married: 28.3%
Separated: 9.7%
Widowed: 3.5%
Divorced: 2.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (38)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
35.3% (172)
Unmarried:
64.7% (315)
Ancestries in Chester (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 24,443 (66.3%)
Irish - 1,911 (5.2%)
Italian - 1,097 (3.0%)
German - 1,024 (2.8%)
Subsaharan African - 1,021 (2.8%)
Polish - 500 (1.4%)
United States - 494 (1.3%)
English - 437 (1.2%)
West Indian - 210 (0.6%)
Ukrainian - 158 (0.4%)
Dutch - 149 (0.4%)
French - 120 (0.3%)
Arab - 109 (0.3%)
Scottish - 99 (0.3%)
Scotch-Irish - 81 (0.2%)
Swedish - 76 (0.2%)
Welsh - 51 (0.1%)
Russian - 46 (0.1%)
Hungarian - 37 (0.1%)
Lithuanian - 33 (0.09%)
Greek - 29 (0.08%)
French Canadian - 10 (0.03%)
Norwegian - 7 (0.02%)
Czech - 6 (0.02%)
Danish - 6 (0.02%)
Slovak - 5 (0.01%)
Portuguese - 3 (0.01%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 4,314 (73.9%)
Black or African American: 23,422 (81.2%)
Asian: 27 (26.7%)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 25 (100.0%)
Other race: 615 (68.5%)
Two or more races: 350 (74.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 3,891 (77.0%)
Hispanic or Latino: 1,471 (66.8%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 457 (7.8%)
Black or African American: 3,157 (10.9%)
Asian: 74 (73.3%)
Other race: 13 (1.4%)
Two or more races: 102 (21.8%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 381 (7.5%)
Hispanic or Latino: 174 (7.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 526 (9.0%)
Black or African American: 1,514 (5.2%)
Other race: 103 (11.5%)
Two or more races: 16 (3.4%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 389 (7.7%)
Hispanic or Latino: 240 (10.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
2.5%
4.1%