Chester County vs. Delaware County

Chester County (PA)Delaware County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)522,046564,751
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.6%1.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)499,133558,759
Population, Census, April 1, 2010498,886558,979
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.3%16.4%
Female persons, percent50.7%51.9%
White alone, percent85.6%69.0%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%22.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.2%
Asian alone, percent5.8%6.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.6%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.1%66.3%
Veterans, 2014-201826,02327,551
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.6%10.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)201,353224,871
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.2%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, 2009-201317.6%24.7%
Building permits, 20181,939286
Households, 2014-2018189,592206,405
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.9%89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.4%11.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.0%90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.6%84.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.3%92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.8%38.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.5%8.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.6%64.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%61.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)846,139878,102
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,442,6503,952,555
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,633,4967,364,871
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)19,155,0705,482,348
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,474,8786,468,800
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$24,626$11,529
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.329.7
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, percent6.7%8.8%
Total employer establishments, 201714,59312,921
Total employment, 2017250,337211,442
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,608,59211,613,490
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.8%0.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201743,68243,683
All firms, 201248,95048,557
Men-owned firms, 201229,57829,073
Women-owned firms, 201213,87715,326
Minority-owned firms, 20124,1199,764
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,77037,220
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,6365,133
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201241,78841,202
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%8.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%5.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%28.4%
Population per square mile, 2010664.73,040.5
Land area in square miles, 2010750.51183.84

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.
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