Chester County vs. Delaware County
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Chester County (PA) Delaware County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 522,046 564,751
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 4.6% 1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 499,133 558,759
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 498,886 558,979
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.5% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.6% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.3% 16.4%
Female persons, percent 50.7% 51.9%
White alone, percent 85.6% 69.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.3% 22.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 5.8% 6.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.6% 3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 79.1% 66.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 26,023 27,551
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 201,353 224,871
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.2% 69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $347,000 $239,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,262 $1,889
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $803 $745
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,287 $1,055
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.6% 24.7%
Building permits, 2018 1,939 286
Households, 2014-2018 189,592 206,405
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.65 2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.9% 89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.4% 11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.0% 90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 87.6% 84.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.3% 92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 51.8% 38.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 6.3% 5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.6% 64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.4% 61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 846,139 878,102
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 3,442,650 3,952,555
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 6,633,496 7,364,871
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 19,155,070 5,482,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 12,474,878 6,468,800
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $24,626 $11,529
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.3 29.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $96,726 $71,539
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,225 $38,251
Persons in poverty, percent 6.7% 8.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 14,593 12,921
Total employment, 2017 250,337 211,442
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 17,608,592 11,613,490
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.8% 0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 43,682 43,683
All firms, 2012 48,950 48,557
Men-owned firms, 2012 29,578 29,073
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,877 15,326
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,119 9,764
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 42,770 37,220
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,636 5,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 41,788 41,202
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 8.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.4% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.5% 28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 664.7 3,040.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 750.51 183.84
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Chester county (PA) and Delaware county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.