Chesterbrook vs Paoli

A side-by-side comparison of Chesterbrook and Paoli: population, income, housing, and more.

Chesterbrook and Paoli are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Paoli has the higher population (6,124 vs 5,439 in Chesterbrook). Chesterbrook has the higher median household income ($140,972 vs $117,094 in Paoli). Paoli has the higher median home value ($470,000 vs $432,200 in Chesterbrook).

Population, income & housing

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
Population	5,439	6,124
Median age	40.2 yrs	42.4 yrs
Median household income	$140,972	$117,094
Median home value	$432,200	$470,000
Median gross rent	$2,618	$1,852
Housing units	2,477	2,662
Homeownership rate	64.2%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	79.0%	70.6%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
Population	4,800 → 5,439 (+13.3%)	5,651 → 6,124 (+8.4%)
Median household income	$130,000 → $140,972 (+8.4%)	$73,050 → $117,094 (+60.3%)
Median home value	$323,000 → $432,200 (+33.8%)	$344,600 → $470,000 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,832 → $2,618 (+42.9%)	$1,516 → $1,852 (+22.2%)

Chesterbrook

Population

4,8005,439

Median household income

$130,000$140,972

Median home value

$323,000$432,200

Median gross rent

$1,832$2,618

Paoli

Population

5,6516,124

Median household income

$73,050$117,094

Median home value

$344,600$470,000

Median gross rent

$1,516$1,852

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
Under 5	5.2%	5.6%
5 to 17	17.1%	14.4%
18 to 24	4.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	14.4%	16.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.0%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.4%	12.8%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.5%
75 and over	5.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	73.1%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	31.8%	18.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
No high school diploma	2.0%	3.4%
High school graduate	7.1%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	11.9%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	41.9%	35.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
Drove alone	72.8%	60.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.6%	2.3%
Walked	2.5%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.7%	30.2%
Other means	0.9%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
1-unit, detached	8.4%	58.4%
1-unit, attached	77.1%	19.4%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	5.0%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	6.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chesterbrook	Paoli
Poverty rate	1.4%	4.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1984	1960