Chester County vs. Montgomery County

	Chester County (PA)	Montgomery County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	522,046	828,604
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.6%	3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	499,133	799,872
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	498,886	799,874
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	21.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.3%	17.8%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.3%
White alone, percent	85.6%	79.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	8.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.6%	5.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.1%	75.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,023	40,892
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	10.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	201,353	336,193
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	71.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$347,000	$305,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,262	$2,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$803	$779
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,287	$1,253
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.6%	24.4%
Building permits, 2018	1,939	2,530
Households, 2014-2018	189,592	313,949
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.55
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	88.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	13.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	92.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	88.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	94.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	48.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	5.5%	6.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.3%	4.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.6%	68.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	63.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	846,139	1,723,215
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,442,650	7,980,211
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,633,496	14,574,655
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,155,070	17,692,109
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,474,878	16,036,285
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$24,626	$19,836
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.3	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,726	$88,166
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,225	$46,776
Persons in poverty, percent	6.7%	5.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	14,593	26,328
Total employment, 2017	250,337	508,632
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,608,592	32,280,333
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	2.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	43,682	72,867
All firms, 2012	48,950	81,437
Men-owned firms, 2012	29,578	49,306
Women-owned firms, 2012	13,877	23,821
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,119	10,000
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,770	68,260
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,636	7,572
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	41,788	69,382
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	3.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	4.6%
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%	25.9%
Population per square mile, 2010	664.7	1,655.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	750.51	483.04

Source: United States Census Bureau

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