Chester County, Pennsylvania

46 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 540,896
Median household income: $123,041
Median home value: $461,800

Home to 540,896 residents, Chester County is one of Pennsylvania's counties. 46 cities and places have their primary county here. At $123,041, its median household income sits above Pennsylvania's $76,081.

From 2019 to 2023, Chester County's population grew 4.1% from 519,560 to 540,896, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $100,214 to $123,041.

60.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 540,896
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $123,041
Median home value: $461,800
Median gross rent: $1,691
Housing units: 210,730
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

519,560540,896

Median household income

$100,214$123,041

Median home value

$357,100$461,800

Median gross rent

$1,330$1,691

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	519,560	$100,214	$357,100	$1,330
2020	521,980	$104,161	$369,500	$1,354
2021	531,704	$109,969	$384,100	$1,445
2022	536,474	$118,574	$435,000	$1,601
2023	540,896	$123,041	$461,800	$1,691

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29,052	5.4%
5 to 17	91,648	16.9%
18 to 24	48,540	9.0%
25 to 34	61,837	11.4%
35 to 44	69,772	12.9%
45 to 54	71,013	13.1%
55 to 64	75,392	13.9%
65 to 74	55,564	10.3%
75 and over	38,078	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	412,488	76.3%
Black or African American	26,638	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	128	0.0%
Asian	34,462	6.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	123	0.0%
Some other race	1,987	0.4%
Two or more races	20,741	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	44,329	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate19.3%

Some college or associate's19.0%

Bachelor's degree32.9%

Graduate or professional degree23.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	18,906	5.1%
High school graduate	71,857	19.3%
Some college or associate's	70,604	19.0%
Bachelor's degree	122,249	32.9%
Graduate or professional degree	88,040	23.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone66.9%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	187,274	66.9%
Carpooled	18,374	6.6%
Public transit	3,952	1.4%
Walked	5,422	1.9%
Bicycle	308	0.1%
Worked from home	60,739	21.7%
Other means	4,057	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51,492	23.5%
15 to 29 min	76,443	34.8%
30 to 44 min	49,790	22.7%
45 to 59 min	22,163	10.1%
60+ min	19,499	8.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 5.9% (31,305 of 527,321)

	Count	Share
Family households	142,790	70.5%
Nonfamily households	59,615	29.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	202,405	96.0%
Vacant	8,325	4.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151,694	74.9%
Renter-occupied	50,711	25.1%

1-unit, detached60.4%

1-unit, attached19.1%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	127,346	60.4%
1-unit, attached	40,149	19.1%
2 to 4 units	8,886	4.2%
5 to 19 units	15,401	7.3%
20 or more units	14,394	6.8%
Mobile home & other	4,554	2.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 42029
State: Pennsylvania
Land area: 751 sq mi
Water area: 8.65 sq mi
Center point: 39.9740, -75.7498