94.9% of residents of Chester Township speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English less than very well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
89.5% of residents of Chester Township speak English at home.
10.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
33.3% of residents of Chester Township speak English at home.
66.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% speak English very well, 50% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
40.5% of residents of Chester Township speak English at home.
32.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English less than very well).
27.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
85.9% (577)
Foreign born:
15.2% (7)
White - Speak another language
Native:
14.1% (95)
Foreign born:
84.8% (39)
Black or African American - Speak only English
Native:
99.8% (3,117)
Foreign born:
56.0% (42)
Black or African American - Speak another language
Native:
0.2% (7)
Foreign born:
44.0% (33)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
98.1% (563)
Foreign born:
100.0% (7)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language
Native:
45.9% (113)
Foreign born:
100.0% (39)
70 residents are foreign born
This city:
1.5%
Pennsylvania:
4.1%
Median age by place of birth - Chester Township
Place of birth - Chester Township White
Place of birth - Chester Township Black or African American
Place of birth - Chester Township Other race
Place of birth - Chester Township Two or more races
Place of birth - Chester Township White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Chester Township Hispanic or Latino
Place of birth by age - Chester Township
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.3%
Now married: 30.3%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.6%
Divorced: 20.7%
Females:
Never married: 26.3%
Now married: 46.1%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 11.4%
Divorced: 12.7%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
47.9% (69)
Unmarried:
52.1% (75)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 52.0%
Now married: 43.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 1.3%
Divorced: 3.1%
Females:
Never married: 53.0%
Now married: 24.7%
Separated: 3.3%
Widowed: 11.3%
Divorced: 7.6%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
78.9% (97)
Unmarried:
21.1% (26)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
20.7% (218)
Unmarried:
79.3% (835)
Marital status for Other race population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 30.0%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 20.0%
Females:
Never married: 28.6%
Now married: 71.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (2)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (11)
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 42.9%
Now married: 29.6%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 4.1%
Divorced: 23.5%
Females:
Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 47.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 10.0%
Divorced: 15.1%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
43.5% (50)
Unmarried:
56.5% (65)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 35.4%
Now married: 62.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 2.5%
Females:
Never married: 39.1%
Now married: 22.4%
Separated: 7.1%
Widowed: 19.9%
Divorced: 11.5%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
27.5% (30)
Unmarried:
72.5% (79)
Ancestries in Chester Township (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 2,834 (61.6%)
Irish - 301 (6.5%)
Polish - 184 (4.0%)
German - 181 (3.9%)
United States - 163 (3.5%)
Italian - 144 (3.1%)
English - 109 (2.4%)
Subsaharan African - 66 (1.4%)
French - 41 (0.9%)
Swedish - 27 (0.6%)
Scotch-Irish - 19 (0.4%)
French Canadian - 18 (0.4%)
Ukrainian - 14 (0.3%)
West Indian - 13 (0.3%)
Dutch - 7 (0.2%)
Lithuanian - 6 (0.1%)
Scottish - 6 (0.1%)
Czech - 5 (0.1%)
Russian - 3 (0.07%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 718 (95.5%)
Black or African American: 2,772 (79.2%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 11 (100.0%)
Other race: 18 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 59 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 559 (94.3%)
Hispanic or Latino: 307 (100.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 9 (1.2%)
Black or African American: 567 (16.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 9 (1.5%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 8 (1.1%)
Black or African American: 60 (1.7%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 8 (1.3%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
1.5%
4.1%