COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chester vs Austin
PLACE A
Chester, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Austin, Texas
Chester is 97% smaller than Austin. Austin earns more, with a median household income $52,316 higher. Austin has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs -4%).
CHESTERAUSTINDIFFERENCE
Total population33,9961,002,632−97% vs Austin
Population density7,0343,072+3,962
Population growth-4.0%21.7%−25.7 pts
Median age33.934.7−0.8
Male48.7%51.3%−2.7 pts
Female51.3%48.7%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born5.1%18.7%−13.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.3%47.0%−33.7 pts
Black70.5%7.3%+63.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.1%31.9%−20.8 pts
Asian0.8%9.0%−8.2 pts
Other4.3%4.9%−0.6 pts
Median household income$41,342$93,658−$52,316
Per capita income$23,100$62,862−$39,762
Poverty rate29.0%12.0%+17.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.486−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%59.6%−45.2 pts
Graduate degree5.0%23.0%−18.0 pts
Unemployment rate17.6%4.7%+12.9 pts
Labor force participation59.1%75.2%−16.1 pts
Median home value$83,100$555,300−$472,200
Median gross rent$1,091$1,729−$638
Owner-occupied40.0%43.4%−3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%5.6%+10.4 pts
Rent-burdened households62.9%46.3%+16.6 pts
Average commute22.923.7−0.8
Worked from home9.5%30.7%−21.2 pts
Public transit to work9.7%2.0%+7.6 pts
Uninsured5.7%12.4%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025