Chester Heights vs St. Davids

A side-by-side comparison of Chester Heights and St. Davids: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Davids has the higher population (3,950 vs 2,922 in Chester Heights). St. Davids has the higher median household income ($159,620 vs $110,729 in Chester Heights). St. Davids has the higher median home value ($986,300 vs $296,600 in Chester Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
Population	2,922	3,950
Median age	43.6 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$110,729	$159,620
Median home value	$296,600	$986,300
Median gross rent	$2,361	$1,951
Housing units	1,404	1,815
Homeownership rate	76.4%	63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	56.6%	85.8%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
Population	2,661 → 2,922 (+9.8%)	3,530 → 3,950 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$85,954 → $110,729 (+28.8%)	$162,979 → $159,620 (-2.1%)
Median home value	$249,000 → $296,600 (+19.1%)	$780,700 → $986,300 (+26.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,920 → $2,361 (+23.0%)	$1,468 → $1,951 (+32.9%)

Chester Heights

Population

2,6612,922

Median household income

$85,954$110,729

Median home value

$249,000$296,600

Median gross rent

$1,920$2,361

St. Davids

Population

3,5303,950

Median household income

$162,979$159,620

Median home value

$780,700$986,300

Median gross rent

$1,468$1,951

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
Under 5	5.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.5%	16.7%
18 to 24	3.3%	9.2%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.7%
35 to 44	15.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.4%	15.7%
65 to 74	14.6%	8.5%
75 and over	10.8%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
White (non-Hispanic)	83.9%	77.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.3%	11.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.6%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
No high school diploma	4.3%	1.1%
High school graduate	16.1%	4.8%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.1%	44.2%
Graduate or professional degree	27.5%	41.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
Drove alone	65.2%	48.0%
Carpooled	2.5%	0.0%
Public transit	3.3%	3.6%
Walked	1.9%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.2%	43.5%
Other means	0.8%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
1-unit, detached	21.9%	53.2%
1-unit, attached	50.6%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	6.6%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	15.3%
20 or more units	11.5%	26.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester Heights	St. Davids
Poverty rate	5.3%	3.7%
Average household size	2.14	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	1987	1960