Chester County vs. Berks County

	Chester County (PA)	Berks County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	522,046	420,152
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.6%	2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	499,133	411,556
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	498,886	411,442
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.3%	17.2%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.8%
White alone, percent	85.6%	87.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.6%	21.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.1%	70.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,023	23,665
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	7.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	201,353	167,366
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	71.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$347,000	$174,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,262	$1,512
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$803	$609
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,287	$918
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.6%	18.3%
Building permits, 2018	1,939	600
Households, 2014-2018	189,592	154,467
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.61
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	86.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	19.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	87.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	24.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	7.5%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.6%	65.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	846,139	548,812
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,442,650	2,588,924
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,633,496	10,905,129
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,155,070	4,277,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,474,878	5,719,377
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$24,626	$13,832
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.3	24.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,726	$61,522
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,225	$30,187
Persons in poverty, percent	6.7%	11.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	14,593	8,435
Total employment, 2017	250,337	153,071
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,608,592	7,052,124
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	-2.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	43,682	24,819
All firms, 2012	48,950	30,342
Men-owned firms, 2012	29,578	17,633
Women-owned firms, 2012	13,877	9,700
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,119	4,659
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,770	24,693
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,636	2,864
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	41,788	25,964
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	3.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	5.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	27.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	664.7	480.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	750.51	856.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chester county (PA) and Berks county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.