Coatesville vs West Chester

A side-by-side comparison of Coatesville and West Chester: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Chester has the higher population (19,235 vs 13,323 in Coatesville). West Chester has the higher median household income ($81,492 vs $57,323 in Coatesville). West Chester has the higher median home value ($481,300 vs $160,500 in Coatesville).

Population, income & housing

	Coatesville	West Chester
Population	13,323	19,235
Median age	34.2 yrs	24.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,323	$81,492
Median home value	$160,500	$481,300
Median gross rent	$1,464	$1,661
Housing units	5,340	7,371
Homeownership rate	35.8%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	60.1%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	7.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Coatesville	West Chester
Population	13,136 → 13,323 (+1.4%)	20,034 → 19,235 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$45,265 → $57,323 (+26.6%)	$61,837 → $81,492 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$123,500 → $160,500 (+30.0%)	$378,400 → $481,300 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,139 → $1,464 (+28.5%)	$1,293 → $1,661 (+28.5%)

Coatesville

Population

13,13613,323

Median household income

$45,265$57,323

Median home value

$123,500$160,500

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,464

West Chester

Population

20,03419,235

Median household income

$61,837$81,492

Median home value

$378,400$481,300

Median gross rent

$1,293$1,661

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Coatesville	West Chester
Under 5	7.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	20.8%	7.2%
18 to 24	8.0%	41.2%
25 to 34	16.0%	17.4%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	9.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	6.0%
65 to 74	7.2%	5.7%
75 and over	4.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Coatesville	West Chester
White (non-Hispanic)	24.8%	71.4%
Black or African American	34.6%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	33.2%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Coatesville	West Chester
No high school diploma	18.7%	6.0%
High school graduate	42.7%	20.0%
Some college or associate's	22.8%	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Coatesville	West Chester
Drove alone	67.2%	63.6%
Carpooled	18.5%	5.7%
Public transit	2.0%	1.5%
Walked	0.9%	13.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	5.3%	14.9%
Other means	6.2%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Coatesville	West Chester
1-unit, detached	22.1%	16.7%
1-unit, attached	44.4%	32.4%
2 to 4 units	10.7%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	14.9%
20 or more units	8.1%	19.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Coatesville	West Chester
Poverty rate	20.4%	18.3%
Average household size	2.69	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1952	1958