Median Household Income
$52,458
Median Home Value
$158,300
Median Gross Rent
$853/mo
Poverty Rate
18.7%
Unemployment Rate
5.5%
Homeownership Rate
78.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.0%
Median Age
42.4
Population Over Time
Chester County shrank 1.6% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
32,708
2016
32,435
2018
32,326
2020
32,260
2022
32,171
2024
32,182
Business & Industry
Chester County has 560 business establishments employing 8,824 people.
Other services (except public administration)
90
Health care and social assistance
52
Construction
52
Accommodation and food services
51
Professional, scientific, and technical services
33
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
29
Finance and insurance
26
Wholesale trade
20
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.