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Chester, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $88,191 (it was $43,300 in 2000)
Chester:

$88,191
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,745 - $134,582

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $223,464
Here:

$223,464
State:

$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,176
Here:

$110,176
State:

$254,369

In 2-unit structures: $133,631
Here:

$133,631
State:

$249,182

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $117,564
Here:

$117,564
State:

$297,446

Total population: 34,133 (All urban)

Houses: 14,593 (12,513 occupied: 4,761 owner occupied, 7,758 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

62%
State:

31%

Housing density: 3,012 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $244,059.

Median contract rent in 2022: $858 (lower quartile is $608, upper quartile is $1,022)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $824


Median gross rent in Chester, PA in 2022: $987

Housing units in Chester with a mortgage: 2,170 (133 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 98 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $66,619

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $55,352

Median monthly housing costs: $927

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Chester, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1944

Median year apartment built: 1957

Household type by relationship:

Households: 33,040
  • Male householders: 4,116 (1,953 living alone), Female householders: 8,352 (2,940 living alone)
  • 1,971 spouses (1,940 opposite-sex spouses), 787 unmarried partners, (685 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,396 children (9,992 natural, 169 adopted, 233 stepchildren), 1,665 grandchildren, 665 brothers or sisters, 334 parents, 107 foster children, 391 other relatives, 1,092 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 3,157

Size of family households: 2,986 2-persons, 1,623 3-persons, 1,088 4-persons, 533 5-persons, 321 6-persons, 108 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,138 1-person, 514 2-persons, 179 3-persons, 37 4-persons, 33 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

1,145 married couples with children.
5,190 single-parent households (595 men, 4,595 women).

93.1% of residents of Chester speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (48% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 62% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 992 (3.0%)
(48.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.8
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1251 bedroom
  • 2722 bedrooms
  • 3,6473 bedrooms
  • 5264 bedrooms
  • 1915+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 284no bedroom
  • 1,7691 bedroom
  • 2,0712 bedrooms
  • 3,2403 bedrooms
  • 3154 bedrooms
  • 795+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 587no vehicle
  • 2,2541 vehicle
  • 1,5442 vehicles
  • 3183 vehicles
  • 584 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3,224no vehicle
  • 3,3431 vehicle
  • 9452 vehicles
  • 2103 vehicles
  • 134 vehicles
  • 245+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 93 rooms
  • 1744 rooms
  • 3875 rooms
  • 2,6406 rooms
  • 9397 rooms
  • 2908 rooms
  • 3239+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 2561 room
  • 1242 rooms
  • 1,2883 rooms
  • 1,6984 rooms
  • 9755 rooms
  • 2,6916 rooms
  • 4467 rooms
  • 1718 rooms
  • 1109+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chester, PA
  • Chester, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester, PA in 2022
  • 1,548Less than $10,000
  • 1,785$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,493$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,445$30,000 to $39,999
  • 873$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,258$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,111$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,492$75,000 to $99,999
  • 623$100,000 to $124,999
  • 507$125,000 to $149,999
  • 353$150,000 to $199,999
  • 128$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Chester, PA

  • Distribution of house value in Chester, PA in 2022
  • 49Less than $10,000
  • 71$10,000 to $14,999
  • 316$15,000 to $19,999
  • 72$20,000 to $24,999
  • 40$25,000 to $29,999
  • 123$30,000 to $34,999
  • 130$35,000 to $39,999
  • 487$40,000 to $49,999
  • 495$50,000 to $59,999
  • 423$60,000 to $69,999
  • 549$70,000 to $79,999
  • 260$80,000 to $89,999
  • 219$90,000 to $99,999
  • 393$100,000 to $124,999
  • 195$125,000 to $149,999
  • 362$150,000 to $174,999
  • 58$175,000 to $199,999
  • 213$200,000 to $249,999
  • 44$250,000 to $299,999
  • 59$300,000 to $399,999
  • 40$400,000 to $499,999
  • 16$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Chester, PA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Chester, PA in 2022
  • 130Less than $100
  • 135$100 to $149
  • 206$150 to $199
  • 156$200 to $249
  • 278$250 to $299
  • 157$300 to $349
  • 206$350 to $399
  • 71$400 to $449
  • 49$450 to $499
  • 308$500 to $549
  • 142$550 to $599
  • 272$600 to $649
  • 54$650 to $699
  • 318$700 to $749
  • 352$750 to $799
  • 1,463$800 to $899
  • 1,378$900 to $999
  • 1,348$1,000 to $1,249
  • 228$1,250 to $1,499
  • 149$1,500 to $1,999
  • 41$2,000 to $2,499
  • 137No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,431 (11.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 474
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,263
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,635
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,949
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,082
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 846
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 798
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 233
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 371
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 628
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 533
  • 90 or more minutes: 96
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Chester

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 7,132 (67.6%)
  • Carpooled: 747 (7.1%)
  • Bus: 230 (2.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 9 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 10 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 228 (2.2%)
  • Walked: 609 (5.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,431 (13.6%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 18.2%Males
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 14.4%Males
  • 11.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 59.7%Males
  • 36.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 13.3%Males
  • 22.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 3.1%Males
  • 5.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.3%Males
  • 12.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester, Pennsylvania
  • 3472010 or later
  • 2012000 to 2009
  • 1581990 to 1999
  • 1221980 to 1989
  • 881970 to 1979
  • 157Before 1970
Ancestries in Chester, PA

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 334 (1.4%)
  • Italian: 326 (1.3%)
  • German: 225 (0.9%)
  • American: 197 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 180 (0.7%)
  • Jamaican: 153 (0.6%)
  • Arab: 150 (0.6%)
  • African: 147 (0.6%)
  • English: 91 (0.4%)
  • Scottish: 83 (0.3%)
  • Liberian: 71 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 43 (0.2%)
  • European: 37 (0.2%)
  • Nigerian: 29 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 28 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 20 (0.08%)
  • French Canadian: 16 (0.07%)
  • Guyanese: 16 (0.07%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 13 (0.05%)
  • British West Indian: 12 (0.05%)
  • Greek: 10 (0.04%)
  • Egyptian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Belgian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 7 (0.03%)
  • Northern European: 6 (0.02%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 2 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Chester:

13.4% (148)
Pennsylvania:

5.8% (54,190)

Algeria
Chester:

10.9% (121)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,427)

Jamaica
Chester:

10.8% (120)
Pennsylvania:

2.4% (22,612)

Dominican Republic
Chester:

9.0% (100)
Pennsylvania:

9.2% (86,544)

Nigeria
Chester:

6.9% (76)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,709)

Guyana
Chester:

5.7% (63)
Pennsylvania:

0.5% (4,519)

Liberia
Chester:

5.5% (61)
Pennsylvania:

1.4% (12,910)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Chester:

5.1% (57)
Pennsylvania:

1.1% (10,331)

Korea
Chester:

2.7% (30)
Pennsylvania:

2.9% (27,433)

Saudi Arabia
Chester:

2.7% (30)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (2,533)

Haiti
Chester:

2.2% (24)
Pennsylvania:

1.6% (15,224)

Poland
Chester:

2.0% (22)
Pennsylvania:

1.3% (12,172)

India
Chester:

1.6% (18)
Pennsylvania:

10.7% (100,596)

Germany
Chester:

1.6% (18)
Pennsylvania:

1.9% (18,065)

Peru
Chester:

1.5% (17)
Pennsylvania:

0.7% (6,690)

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

  • This state: 26,001
  • Other state: 5,158
  • Northeast: 1,746
  • Midwest: 432
  • South: 2,708
  • West: 306

88.3% of Chester residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 61.3% lived in Pennsylvania.


Chester:

88.3%
State average:

89.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 174
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 19
  • 5th and 6th grade: 59
  • 7th and 8th grade: 95
  • 9th grade: 97
  • 10th grade: 279
  • 11th grade: 196
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 177
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,998
  • Less than 1 year of college: 486
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 985
  • Associate degree: 529
  • Bachelor's degree: 960
  • Master's degree: 208
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 35
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 174
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 123
  • 5th and 6th grade: 84
  • 7th and 8th grade: 312
  • 9th grade: 123
  • 10th grade: 147
  • 11th grade: 450
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 66
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,453
  • Less than 1 year of college: 750
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,272
  • Associate degree: 1,088
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,101
  • Master's degree: 451
  • Professional school degree: 25
  • Doctorate degree: 32
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester marital status for males
Chester marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,237
  • One, attached: 9,518
  • Two: 670
  • 3 or 4: 942
  • 5 to 9: 271
  • 10 to 19: 876
  • 20 to 49: 307
  • 50 or more: 769
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 7.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 10.5%

House/condo owner moved in on average 23 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Chester
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chester, PA
  • 61.0%Utility gas
  • 29.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 7.5%Electricity
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%Wood
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester, PA
  • 51.2%Utility gas
  • 38.1%Electricity
  • 8.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%No fuel used
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 243
Here:

7.3%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 165
Here:

9.7%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,861
Here:

68.0%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability