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Language Spoken At Home in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,424 | 100% |
English only | 1,180 | 82.9% |
Language other than English | 244 | 17.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 112 | 7.9% |
Spanish | 140 | 9.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 93 | 6.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 74 | 5.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 30 | 2.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 10 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,558 | 100% |
American | 24 | 1.5% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 9 | 0.6% |
Dutch | 58 | 3.7% |
English | 195 | 12.5% |
French (except Basque) | 51 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 5 | 0.3% |
German | 311 | 20.0% |
Greek | 25 | 1.6% |
Hungarian | 30 | 1.9% |
Irish | 368 | 23.6% |
Italian | 329 | 21.1% |
Lithuanian | 4 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 26 | 1.7% |
Polish | 92 | 5.9% |
Portuguese | 2 | 0.1% |
Russian | 20 | 1.3% |
Scotch-Irish | 14 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 59 | 3.8% |
Slovak | 2 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 5 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 75 | 4.8% |
Swiss | 9 | 0.6% |
Ukrainian | 5 | 0.3% |
Welsh | 6 | 0.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 557 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 418 | 75.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 198 | 35.5% |
Married-couple family | 358 | 64.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 175 | 31.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 8 | 1.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2 | 0.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 52 | 9.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 21 | 3.8% |
Nonfamily households | 139 | 25.0% |
Householder living alone | 130 | 23.3% |
65 years and over | 91 | 16.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 205 | 36.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 198 | 35.5% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,536 | 100% |
Householder | 557 | 36.3% |
Spouse | 374 | 24.3% |
Child | 505 | 32.9% |
Other relatives | 43 | 2.8% |
Nonrelatives | 57 | 3.7% |
Unmarried partner | 2 | 0.1% |
Marital Status in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 593 | 100% |
Never married | 125 | 21.1% |
Now married, except separated | 394 | 66.4% |
Separated | 16 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 13 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 45 | 7.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 591 | 100% |
Never married | 101 | 17.1% |
Now married, except separated | 380 | 64.3% |
Separated | 10 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 33 | 5.6% |
Divorced | 67 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 41 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 13 | 31.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 137 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 133 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 244 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 68 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 10 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 0 | 0.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 0 | 0% |
Who are female | 0 | 0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0% |
School Enrollment in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 376 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 37 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten | 19 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 201 | 53.5% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 80 | 21.3% |
College or graduate school | 39 | 10.4% |
Educational Attainment in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 1,062 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 32 | 3.0% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 38 | 3.6% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 224 | 21.1% |
Some college, no degree | 155 | 14.6% |
Associate's degree | 39 | 3.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 304 | 28.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 270 | 25.4% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 54.0% |
Veteran Status in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,127 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 93 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,558 | 100% |
With a disability | 130 | 8.3% |
Under 18 years | 431 | 100% |
With a disability | 0 | 0.0% |
18 to 64 years | 829 | 100% |
With a disability | 44 | 5.3% |
65 years and over | 298 | 100% |
With a disability | 86 | 28.9% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,518 | 100% |
Same house | 1,446 | 95.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 72 | 4.7% |
Same county | 39 | 2.6% |
Different county | 33 | 2.2% |
Same state | 19 | 1.3% |
Different state | 14 | 0.9% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,558 | 100% |
Native | 1,341 | 86.1% |
Born in United States | 1,329 | 85.3% |
State of residence | 852 | 54.7% |
Different state | 477 | 30.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 12 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 217 | 13.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 217 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 55 | 25.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 162 | 74.7% |
Year of Entry in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 229 | 100% |
Native | 12 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 12 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 217 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 6.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 202 | 93.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester Borough
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 217 | 100% |
Europe | 72 | 33.2% |
Asia | 24 | 11.1% |
Africa | 5 | 2.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 112 | 51.6% |
Northern America | 4 | 1.8% |