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Special Note: The Census Bureau did not release its standard 2020 ACS 1-Year estimates because of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the Census Bureau released "Experimental Data" estimates for 2020, and only at the national and state level, but not the county level. Visit the Census website for more information on the 2020 Experimental Data.
Data accessed November 2022
Source: Owner Occupied Units - US Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates B25077, Median Value (Dollars)
Economics — US Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, DP03, Selected Economic Characteristics
Demographics — US Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, DP05, Demographic and Housing Estimates
Educational Attainment — US Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, S1501, Educational Attainment
Income — US Census Bureau, 2010 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, S1901, Income in the Past 12 Months (In 2019 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars)
Income — US Census Bureau, 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates, S1701, Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months
Download this table and the entire Chester County Data Catalogue in an Excel format.
| United States | Pennsylvania | Berks County | Chester County | Delaware County | Lancaster County | Montgomery County | Philadelphia County | Phila. - Camden - Wilm. Metro Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||||
| Total population | 31,893,745 | 12,964,056 | 429,342 | 538,649 | 573,849 | 553,652 | 860,578 | 1,576,251 | 6,228,601 |
| % 16 years and over | 80.5% | 81.8% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.1% | 79.1% | 81.0% | 80.6% | 80.9% |
| % 65 years and | 16.8% | 19.0% | 17.7% | 17.2% | 17.10% | 19.0% | 18.3% | 14.4% | 16.80% |
| Educational Attainment | |||||||||
| Total Population 25 years and over | 228,193,464 | 9,161,945 | 294,555 | 370,783 | 393,553 | 376,040 | 609,268 | 1,090,520 | 4,354,791 |
| % High school graduate (equivalency) | 26.3% | 33.3% | 38% | 19.4% | 26.2% | 34.9% | 21.3% | 30% | 26.6% |
| % Some college, no degree | 19.3% | 15.2% | 14.1% | 13.3% | 16.8% | 15.2% | 13.6% | 16.3% | 16% |
| % Associate's degree | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.6% | 6% | 8.3% | 8% | 7.2% | 5.9% | 7.4% |
| % Bachelor's degree | 21.2% | 20.6% | 16.1% | 33.6% | 24.2% | 18.3% | 29.6% | 19.3% | 24.5% |
| % Graduate or professional degree | 13.8% | 13.9% | 10.1% | 22.7% | 18.6% | 11.4% | 23.2% | 15.5% | 17.4% |
| Demographics | |||||||||
| % One race | 87.4% | 93% | 89.8% | 92% | 92.6% | 93.1% | 93.1% | 91.6% | 92.4% |
| % Two or more races | 12.6% | 7% | 10.2% | 8% | 7.4% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 7.6% |
| % One race, White | 61.2% | 74.9% | 70.8% | 77.1% | 81.8% | 73.9% | 73.9% | 34.8% | 60.5% |
| % One race, Black or African American | 12.1% | 10.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 4% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 39.3% | 19.8% |
| % One race, American Indian and Alaska Native | 1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| % One race, Asian | 5.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 7.9% | 7.9% | 7.5% | 6.3% |
| % One race, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| % Some other race | 7.2% | 3.9% | 12.4% | 2.8% | 4% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 9.6% | 5.5% |
| % Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 18.8% | 8.4% | 23.9% | 7.7% | 4.5% | 11.5% | 5.8% | 15.9% | 10.4% |
| Income | |||||||||
| Total Households | 127,544,730 | 5,228,956 | 164,312 | 204,047 | 218,280 | 210,063 | 335,248 | 660,921 | 2,442,868 |
| Total Families | 82,464,986 | 3,298,555 | 108,288 | 144,014 | 141,375 | 147,227 | 227,566 | 352,498 | 1,551,045 |
| Households, Median income (dollars) | $69,717 | $68,957 | $68,658 | $109,601 | $78,220 | $75,688 | $102,896 | $52,899 | $80,007 |
| Families, Median income (dollars) | $85,806 | $87,500 | $84,983 | $130,144 | $106,291 | $87,405 | $127,399 | $61,775 | $101,967 |
| Households | |||||||||
| Total households | 127,544,730 | 5,228,956 | 164,312 | 204,047 | 218,280 | 210,063 | 335,248 | 660,921 | 2,442,868 |
| Average household size, Owner Occupied | 2.65 | 2.53 | 2.61 | 2.73 | 2.70 | 2.66 | 2.67 | 2.48 | 2.65 |
| Average household size, Renter Occupied | 2.33 | 2.10 | 2.33 | 2.08 | 2.15 | 2.37 | 2.05 | 2.13 | 2.15 |
| % Householder living alone | 28.3% | 30.2% | 27.6% | 22.7% | 30.3% | 23.4% | 25.9% | 37.1% | 29.5% |
| % 1-unit structures | 68.0% | 76.2% | 79.1% | 79.3% | 76.0% | 77.7% | 74.1% | 65.8% | 73.7% |
| % 2-or-more-unit structures | 26.3% | 20.1% | 17.0% | 18.4% | 23.6% | 18.4% | 25.1% | 33.7% | 25.1% |
| % Mobile homes and all other types of units | 5.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
| % Owner-occupied housing units | 65.4% | 69.9% | 72.0% | 74.5% | 69.1% | 69.2% | 72.3% | 52.8% | 67.3% |
| % Renter-occupied housing units | 34.6% | 30.1% | 28.0% | 25.5% | 30.9% | 30.8% | 27.7% | 47.2% | 32.7% |
| Owner Occupied Units | |||||||||
| Median value (dollars) | $281,400 | $222,300 | $220,900 | $420,300 | $285,300 | $256,500 | $373,300 | $220,700 | $300,300 |
| Economics | |||||||||
| Population 16 years and over | 267,057,693 | 10,602,171 | 345,128 | 433,230 | 459,604 | 437,874 | 696,814 | 1,270,642 | 5,041,350 |
| Civilian labor force, Unemployment Rate | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 8.6% | 3.8% | 5% | 10.5% | 4.5% |
| % of all people in past 12 months below the poverty level | 12.8% | 12.1% | 13.6% | 6.9% | 10.1% | 8.8% | 7.2% | 22.8% | 12.3% |
