Chester Heights

Population: 2,922
Median household income: $110,729
Median home value: $296,600

Chester Heights, a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, has 2,922 residents. At $110,729, its median household income sits above Delaware County's $88,576.

From 2019 to 2023, Chester Heights's population grew 9.8% from 2,661 to 2,922, while its median home value rose 19.1% from $249,000 to $296,600.

The typical home was built around 1987. 5.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,922
Median age: 43.6 yrs
Median household income: $110,729
Median home value: $296,600
Median gross rent: $2,361
Housing units: 1,404
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 56.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,661	$85,954	$249,000	$1,920
2020	2,654	$86,850	$245,100	$1,897
2021	2,868	$95,183	$251,500	$2,040
2022	2,897	$91,447	$282,800	$2,277
2023	2,922	$110,729	$296,600	$2,361

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.5%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	169	5.8%
5 to 17	452	15.5%
18 to 24	96	3.3%
25 to 34	320	11.0%
35 to 44	440	15.1%
45 to 54	369	12.6%
55 to 64	333	11.4%
65 to 74	427	14.6%
75 and over	316	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,453	83.9%
Black or African American	74	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	127	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	104	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	164	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate16.1%

Some college or associate's23.0%

Bachelor's degree29.1%

Graduate or professional degree27.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	94	4.3%
High school graduate	356	16.1%
Some college or associate's	508	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	641	29.1%
Graduate or professional degree	606	27.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone65.2%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit3.3%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home26.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	975	65.2%
Carpooled	38	2.5%
Public transit	49	3.3%
Walked	29	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	392	26.2%
Other means	12	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	205	18.6%
15 to 29 min	305	27.7%
30 to 44 min	387	35.1%
45 to 59 min	137	12.4%
60+ min	69	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.14
Poverty rate: 5.3% (150 of 2,826)

	Count	Share
Family households	761	57.8%
Nonfamily households	555	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,316	93.7%
Vacant	88	6.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,006	76.4%
Renter-occupied	310	23.6%

1-unit, detached21.9%

1-unit, attached50.6%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units9.4%

20 or more units11.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	308	21.9%
1-unit, attached	711	50.6%
2 to 4 units	92	6.6%
5 to 19 units	132	9.4%
20 or more units	161	11.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4213232
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.21 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8926, -75.4690