COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Chester County

Pennsylvania · 376,396 residents · 751 sq mi

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With 376,396 people, Chester County is a county in Pennsylvania. Households here earn about 57% more than in Pennsylvania as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 35% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $154,900. Households take in $45,642 a year at the median, 51% more than the country as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

35% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

376,396

−13%vs 2000

vs 433,501 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−8%vs 2000

vs 36.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

751 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024548K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(28,021)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(26,744)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(24,218)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(26,062)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(25,944)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(64,764)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(63,920)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(43,299)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(32,655)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.6%(24,947)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(12,074)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(3,748)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$45,642

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,295 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,601

−35%vs 2000

vs $31,627 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$154,900

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $178,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$581

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $754 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.6%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.3% in 2000

25.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic87.2%(377,925)

Black6.1%(26,395)

Hispanic / Latino3.7%(16,126)

Asian1.9%(8,400)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic91.7%(345,233)

Black6.4%(23,911)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(8,030)

Asian1.1%(4,013)

Other0.9%(3,239)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.7%(20,160)

Puerto Rican2%(11,095)

South American0.8%(4,255)

Central American0.4%(2,258)

Dominican0.4%(2,248)

Cuban0.4%(2,109)

Spaniard0.2%(1,348)

Colombian0.2%(1,148)

Ecuadorian0.2%(1,125)

Guatemalan0.2%(874)

Peruvian0.1%(495)

Venezuelan0.1%(484)

+ 9 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(437)

Honduran0.1%(433)

Salvadoran0.1%(359)

Costa Rican0.1%(313)

Chilean0.1%(288)

Nicaraguan0%(174)

Uruguayan0%(161)

Panamanian0%(105)

Bolivian0%(75)

Asian origin

Asian Indian3.8%(20,982)

Chinese1.4%(7,564)

Vietnamese0.4%(2,013)

Korean0.3%(1,887)

Filipino0.3%(1,398)

Pakistani0.1%(638)

Japanese0.1%(613)

Taiwanese0.1%(345)

Sri Lankan0%(204)

Cambodian0%(173)

Thai0%(122)

Bangladeshi0%(112)

+ 7 more asian origin groups with data

Kazakh0%(111)

Nepalese0%(82)

Mongolian0%(31)

Singaporean0%(27)

Laotian0%(24)

Indonesian0%(21)

Uzbek0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(328)

Samoan0%(70)

Chamorro0%(53)

Ancestry

Irish20.8%(114,109)

German18.8%(103,020)

Italian14.2%(77,640)

English12.8%(70,230)

Polish4.4%(24,010)

American3.2%(17,664)

Scottish2%(11,057)

French1.5%(8,334)

Welsh1.1%(6,118)

Russian1%(5,700)

Scotch-Irish1%(5,661)

Dutch0.9%(5,020)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian0.9%(4,825)

Subsaharan African0.8%(4,360)

Swedish0.7%(4,005)

Swiss0.7%(3,642)

Hungarian0.6%(3,554)

Greek0.6%(3,299)

Norwegian0.6%(3,210)

Slovak0.6%(3,075)

Arab0.5%(2,988)

Lithuanian0.5%(2,715)

British0.5%(2,667)

Czech0.3%(1,902)

French Canadian0.3%(1,855)

Austrian0.3%(1,600)

West Indian0.3%(1,596)

Canadian0.3%(1,485)

Portuguese0.3%(1,457)

Danish0.2%(1,053)

Jamaican0.2%(1,012)

Armenian0.2%(908)

Nigerian0.1%(818)

Croatian0.1%(743)

Iranian0.1%(698)

Lebanese0.1%(695)

Romanian0.1%(578)

Brazilian0.1%(555)

Egyptian0.1%(516)

Latvian0.1%(483)

Finnish0.1%(464)

Syrian0.1%(450)

Turkish0.1%(448)

Moroccan0.1%(435)

Belgian0.1%(388)

Slovene0.1%(320)

Australian0.1%(311)

Ghanaian0.1%(276)

Serbian0%(253)

Ethiopian0%(221)

Haitian0%(213)

Palestinian0%(211)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(202)

Cape Verdean0%(179)

Bulgarian0%(148)

Jordanian0%(144)

Kenyan0%(141)

Israeli0%(138)

Iraqi0%(109)

Somali0%(108)

Barbadian0%(28)

Guyanese0%(21)

Macedonian0%(15)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

34.7%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.9%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.3%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 19.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32.4%(71,905)

Married58.9%(130,692)

Widowed2.1%(4,662)

Divorced6.6%(14,685)

Women 15+

Never married28.9%(66,031)

Married54.8%(125,170)

Widowed7.3%(16,679)

Divorced8.9%(20,404)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.6%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 68.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.6%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 81.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.2%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.6%(3,834)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.4%(3,180)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.1%(8,272)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.3%(1,304)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(273)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20,620 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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