Chester County, South Carolina

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,177
Median household income: $51,216
Median home value: $143,800

Chester County is a county in South Carolina with a population of 32,177. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $51,216, its median household income sits below South Carolina's $66,818.

Between 2019 and 2023, Chester County's population held roughly steady from 32,311 to 32,177, while its median household income rose 20.7% from $42,442 to $51,216.

The median resident is 42.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 17.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,177
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,216
Median home value: $143,800
Median gross rent: $918
Housing units: 14,717
Homeownership rate: 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,31132,177

Median household income

$42,442$51,216

Median home value

$95,600$143,800

Median gross rent

$661$918

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,311	$42,442	$95,600	$661
2020	32,260	$43,985	$94,200	$680
2021	32,273	$46,441	$104,900	$736
2022	32,171	$50,022	$133,600	$831
2023	32,177	$51,216	$143,800	$918

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,737	5.4%
5 to 17	5,475	17.0%
18 to 24	2,430	7.6%
25 to 34	3,877	12.0%
35 to 44	3,687	11.5%
45 to 54	4,201	13.1%
55 to 64	4,691	14.6%
65 to 74	3,832	11.9%
75 and over	2,247	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,518	57.6%
Black or African American	11,526	35.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	55	0.2%
Asian	170	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.4%
Two or more races	893	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	877	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.6%

High school graduate39.9%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,518	15.6%
High school graduate	8,985	39.9%
Some college or associate's	6,935	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,891	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,206	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone83.6%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,223	83.6%
Carpooled	1,168	8.7%
Public transit	14	0.1%
Walked	95	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	713	5.3%
Other means	209	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,389	18.8%
15 to 29 min	3,776	29.7%
30 to 44 min	3,372	26.5%
45 to 59 min	1,920	15.1%
60+ min	1,252	9.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 19.3% (6,177 of 31,979)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,708	67.4%
Nonfamily households	4,218	32.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,926	87.8%
Vacant	1,791	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,068	77.9%
Renter-occupied	2,858	22.1%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other22.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,695	72.7%
1-unit, attached	13	0.1%
2 to 4 units	417	2.8%
5 to 19 units	159	1.1%
20 or more units	84	0.6%
Mobile home & other	3,349	22.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 45023
State: South Carolina
Land area: 581 sq mi
Water area: 5.6 sq mi
Center point: 34.6893, -81.1612