Chester vs Darby

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

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

Chester has the higher population (33,209 vs 10,664 in Darby). Darby has the higher median household income ($45,128 vs $39,809 in Chester). Darby has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $85,400 in Chester).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Darby
Population	33,209	10,664
Median age	33.3 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$39,809	$45,128
Median home value	$85,400	$101,900
Median gross rent	$1,080	$1,337
Housing units	14,845	4,378
Homeownership rate	40.9%	49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	17.6%	20.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Darby
Population	33,982 → 33,209 (-2.3%)	10,695 → 10,664 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$32,403 → $39,809 (+22.9%)	$49,292 → $45,128 (-8.4%)
Median home value	$72,400 → $85,400 (+18.0%)	$78,700 → $101,900 (+29.5%)
Median gross rent	$860 → $1,080 (+25.6%)	$1,050 → $1,337 (+27.3%)

Chester

Population

33,98233,209

Median household income

$32,403$39,809

Median home value

$72,400$85,400

Median gross rent

$860$1,080

Darby

Population

10,69510,664

Median household income

$49,292$45,128

Median home value

$78,700$101,900

Median gross rent

$1,050$1,337

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Darby
Under 5	6.7%	3.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	24.8%
18 to 24	14.5%	6.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.7%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	12.5%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.1%
75 and over	5.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Darby
White (non-Hispanic)	14.3%	9.6%
Black or African American	70.9%	85.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9.6%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Darby
No high school diploma	13.9%	12.4%
High school graduate	48.8%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	24.0%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Darby
Drove alone	61.3%	48.6%
Carpooled	10.9%	7.4%
Public transit	9.6%	26.4%
Walked	7.8%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	11.3%
Other means	1.6%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Darby
1-unit, detached	8.2%	9.6%
1-unit, attached	65.2%	68.7%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	8.8%	0.9%
20 or more units	6.2%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Darby
Poverty rate	30.8%	31.5%
Average household size	2.40	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	22	37
Median year structure built	1947	1949