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Chester Township, PA (Pennsylvania) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $153,618 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
Chester Township:

$153,618
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,059 - $184,690

Total population: 4,628 (Urban population: 4,604, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 1,754 (1,641 occupied: 999 owner occupied, 642 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

39%
State:

31%

Housing density: 1,258 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $246,679.

Median contract rent in 2022: $713 (lower quartile is $434, upper quartile is $1,257)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $631


Median gross rent in Chester Township, PA in 2022: $1,065

Housing units in Chester Township with a mortgage: 737 (114 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 209

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Chester Township, Pennsylvania Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 535,924
  • In family households: 453,586 (91,569 male householders, 48,290 female householders)
    99,383 spouses, 170,789 children (161,642 natural, 3,823 adopted, 5,324 stepchildren), 11,365 grandchildren, 5,918 brothers or sisters, 5,812 parents, foster children, 6,644 other relatives, 10,420 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 82,338 (29,827 male householders (23,777 living alone)), 39,014 female householders (33,920 living alone)), 13,497 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 23,055 (7,828 institutionalized population)

94,926 married couples with children.
28,980 single-parent households (5,380 men, 23,600 women).

95.9% of residents of Chester Township speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 110 (2.3%)
(50.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.5
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • 0no bedroom
  • 111 bedroom
  • 1262 bedrooms
  • 7523 bedrooms
  • 1104 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • 8no bedroom
  • 1001 bedroom
  • 2932 bedrooms
  • 2323 bedrooms
  • 94 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Township in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Township in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 73no vehicle
  • 4231 vehicle
  • 3842 vehicles
  • 843 vehicles
  • 234 vehicles
  • 125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Township in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Chester Township in renter-occupied apartments
  • 222no vehicle
  • 2711 vehicle
  • 1232 vehicles
  • 183 vehicles
  • 84 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • 01 room
  • 72 rooms
  • 123 rooms
  • 604 rooms
  • 395 rooms
  • 4016 rooms
  • 3187 rooms
  • 1208 rooms
  • 429+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • 81 room
  • 592 rooms
  • 743 rooms
  • 2134 rooms
  • 1295 rooms
  • 1136 rooms
  • 357 rooms
  • 58 rooms
  • 69+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Chester Township, PA
Chester Township CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Chester Township, PA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Chester Township, PA in 2022
  • 8,242Less than $10,000
  • 7,123$10,000 to $19,999
  • 7,560$20,000 to $29,999
  • 9,310$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,175$40,000 to $49,999
  • 10,419$50,000 to $59,999
  • 13,832$60,000 to $74,999
  • 16,659$75,000 to $99,999
  • 14,145$100,000 to $124,999
  • 11,314$125,000 to $149,999
  • 13,224$150,000 to $199,999
  • 20,909$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Chester Township: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.3%
Number of people working at home: 340 (16.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 19
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 101
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 211
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 280
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 363
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 127
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 244
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 60
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 122
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 128
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 74
  • 90 or more minutes: 35

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,378 (75.8%)
  • Carpooled: 260 (14.3%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 95 (5.2%)
  • Railroad: 5 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 12 (0.7%)
  • Other means: 14 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 54 (3.0%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Chester Township detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chester Township, Pennsylvania
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 261990 to 1994
  • 131985 to 1989
  • 131980 to 1984
  • 81975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 51965 to 1969
  • 5Before 1965
Ancestries in Chester Township, PA <small>(Other ancestries excluded from the graph)</small>

First ancestries reported:

  • Other: 2,834 (68.4%)
  • Irish: 301 (7.3%)
  • Polish: 184 (4.4%)
  • German: 181 (4.4%)
  • United States: 163 (3.9%)
  • Italian: 144 (3.5%)
  • English: 109 (2.6%)
  • Subsaharan African: 66 (1.6%)
  • French: 41 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 27 (0.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 19 (0.5%)
  • 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%)

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

Other Eastern Africa
Chester Township:

35.7% (25)
Pennsylvania:

0.8% (3,975)

Guyana
Chester Township:

20.0% (14)
Pennsylvania:

0.3% (1,737)

Trinidad and Tobago
Chester Township:

18.6% (13)
Pennsylvania:

0.9% (4,480)

Korea
Chester Township:

11.4% (8)
Pennsylvania:

5.3% (26,703)

United Kingdom
Chester Township:

7.1% (5)
Pennsylvania:

4.6% (23,171)

Germany
Chester Township:

7.1% (5)
Pennsylvania:

5.1% (25,685)

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

  • This state: 3,666
  • Other state: 829
  • Northeast: 177
  • Midwest: 69
  • South: 553
  • West: 30

63% of Chester Township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Pennsylvania.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 29
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 4
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 5
  • 10th grade: 42
  • 11th grade: 47
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 55
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 509
  • Less than 1 year of college: 45
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 161
  • Associate degree: 80
  • Bachelor's degree: 104
  • Master's degree: 27
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 9
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 15
  • 5th and 6th grade: 13
  • 7th and 8th grade: 27
  • 9th grade: 30
  • 10th grade: 48
  • 11th grade: 64
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 95
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 596
  • Less than 1 year of college: 120
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 208
  • Associate degree: 103
  • Bachelor's degree: 150
  • Master's degree: 34
  • Professional school degree: 19
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Chester Township marital status for males
Chester Township marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 250
  • One, attached: 1,303
  • Two: 15
  • 3 or 4: 40
  • 5 to 9: 23
  • 10 to 19: 25
  • 20 to 49: 40
  • 50 or more: 6
  • Mobile homes: 52

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,610

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%
Year householders moved into residence in Chester Township
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Chester Township, PA
  • 71.4%Utility gas
  • 19.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 8.5%Electricity
  • 0.6%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Chester Township, PA
  • 55.5%Utility gas
  • 27.6%Electricity
  • 14.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 213
Here:

27.8%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54
Here:

21.2%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75
Here:

34.9%
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 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
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