West Chester

Population: 19,235
Median household income: $81,492
Median home value: $481,300

West Chester, a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, has 19,235 residents. The median household income of $81,492 is below the Chester County median ($123,041).

From 2019 to 2023, West Chester's population declined 4.0% from 20,034 to 19,235, while its median home value rose 27.2% from $378,400 to $481,300.

16.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,235
Median age: 24.8 yrs
Median household income: $81,492
Median home value: $481,300
Median gross rent: $1,661
Housing units: 7,371
Homeownership rate: 34.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,034	$61,837	$378,400	$1,293
2020	20,033	$62,092	$389,600	$1,293
2021	18,592	$65,027	$406,400	$1,387
2022	19,016	$71,875	$463,000	$1,517
2023	19,235	$81,492	$481,300	$1,661

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 177.2%

18 to 2441.2%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 646.0%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	453	2.4%
5 to 17	1,391	7.2%
18 to 24	7,920	41.2%
25 to 34	3,352	17.4%
35 to 44	1,628	8.5%
45 to 54	1,492	7.8%
55 to 64	1,159	6.0%
65 to 74	1,089	5.7%
75 and over	751	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,729	71.4%
Black or African American	2,381	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.0%
Asian	361	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.1%
Two or more races	641	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,102	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's13.9%

Bachelor's degree38.2%

Graduate or professional degree21.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	565	6.0%
High school graduate	1,892	20.0%
Some college or associate's	1,320	13.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,620	38.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,074	21.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone63.6%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit1.5%

Walked13.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home14.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,862	63.6%
Carpooled	620	5.7%
Public transit	165	1.5%
Walked	1,450	13.4%
Bicycle	45	0.4%
Worked from home	1,609	14.9%
Other means	45	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,021	32.9%
15 to 29 min	3,526	38.4%
30 to 44 min	1,643	17.9%
45 to 59 min	649	7.1%
60+ min	348	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 18.3% (2,679 of 14,619)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,511	35.9%
Nonfamily households	4,490	64.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,001	95.0%
Vacant	370	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,440	34.9%
Renter-occupied	4,561	65.1%

1-unit, detached16.7%

1-unit, attached32.4%

2 to 4 units16.7%

5 to 19 units14.9%

20 or more units19.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,234	16.7%
1-unit, attached	2,386	32.4%
2 to 4 units	1,230	16.7%
5 to 19 units	1,096	14.9%
20 or more units	1,411	19.1%
Mobile home & other	14	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4282704
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.9599, -75.6054