Chester County vs. Lancaster County

	Chester County (PA)	Lancaster County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	522,046	543,557
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.6%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	499,133	519,446
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	498,886	519,445
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.6%	23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.3%	17.9%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	51.0%
White alone, percent	85.6%	89.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	6.3%	5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	5.8%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.6%	10.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.1%	81.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018	26,023	29,593
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	201,353	212,205
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$347,000	$200,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,262	$1,516
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$803	$571
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,287	$978
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	17.6%	19.8%
Building permits, 2018	1,939	1,251
Households, 2014-2018	189,592	199,889
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.65	2.63
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.9%	88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	12.4%	17.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.0%	85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	87.6%	76.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	93.3%	84.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	51.8%	26.9%
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%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.6%	66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.4%	59.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	846,139	878,433
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,442,650	3,387,524
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	6,633,496	13,655,747
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	19,155,070	8,763,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,474,878	6,899,629
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$24,626	$13,097
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.3	23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$96,726	$63,823
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,225	$30,778
Persons in poverty, percent	6.7%	7.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017	14,593	13,060
Total employment, 2017	250,337	235,331
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	17,608,592	10,126,134
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.8%	3.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	43,682	42,955
All firms, 2012	48,950	47,876
Men-owned firms, 2012	29,578	28,521
Women-owned firms, 2012	13,877	14,101
Minority-owned firms, 2012	4,119	3,569
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,770	42,926
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,636	4,103
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	41,788	41,749
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.3%	1.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.5%	25.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	664.7	550.4
Land area in square miles, 2010	750.51	943.81

Source: United States Census Bureau

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