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People MapStats |
Chester County |
Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
491,489 | 12,448,279 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
433,501 | 12,281,052 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
13.4% | 1.4% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
57,988 | 167,227 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
31,630 | 730,061 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
6.5% | 5.9% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
119,360 | 2,786,719 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
24.5% | 22.4% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
12.1% | 15.2% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
59,067 | 1,889,660 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
50.7% | 51.3% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
432,709 | 10,639,922 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
31,540 | 1,338,477 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
836 | 24,813 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
16,356 | 299,510 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
176 | 5,755 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
4,728 | 124,315 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
22,858 | 556,132 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
411,933 | 10,168,238 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
89.0% | 85.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
6.5% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
3.4% | 2.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
1.0% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
4.7% | 4.5% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
84.7% | 81.8% |
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Births, 2005 |
6,185 | 145,383 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
3,485 | 129,532 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
35 | 977 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.6% | 63.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.5% | 4.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.8% | 8.4% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
89.3% | 81.9% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
42.5% | 22.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
53,023 | 2,111,771 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
27.5 | 25.2 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
183,635 | 5,477,864 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
19,862 | 228,113 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
12.1% | 4.3% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.3% | 71.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$182,500 | $97,000 |
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Households, 2000 |
157,905 | 4,777,003 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.65 | 2.48 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$82,979 | $48,562 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
5.5% | 11.6% |
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Business MapStats |
Chester County |
Pennsylvania |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
26,235 | 456,732 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$54,772 | $36,825 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
262,832 | 6,287,116 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
3.1% | 4.4% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
324,055 | 7,295,987 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
37,854 | 322,816 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
25,628 | 816,702 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
19,539,764 | 339,554,545 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$60,298 | $46,540 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
13,827 | 304,0581 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
227,846 | 5,189,9491 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
19.8% | 2.0%1 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
42,561 | 874,255 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 2.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
2.1% | 2.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.0% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.7% | 26.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.9% | 1.3% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
4,922,412 | 181,462,443 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
556,299 | 15,305,402 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
11,276,042 | 183,741,873 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,407,068 | 130,713,197 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$18,681 | $10,603 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
2,092 | 33,665 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
354,213 | 5,361,653 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
168,165 | 7,745,336 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
2,710,161 | 117,151,0791 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$5,573 | $9,4231 |
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