Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Total households in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Total households | 2,033 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 102 | 5.0% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 137 | 6.7% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 346 | 17.0% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 250 | 12.3% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 254 | 12.5% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 466 | 22.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 223 | 11.0% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 246 | 12.1% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9 | 0.4% |
| $200,000 or more | 0 | 0.0% |
| Median household income (dollars) | 47,583 | 0% |
| Mean household income (dollars) | 52,756 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Families in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Families | 1,320 | 100% |
| Less than $10,000 | 64 | 4.8% |
| $10,000 to $14,999 | 64 | 4.8% |
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 154 | 11.7% |
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 150 | 11.4% |
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 142 | 10.8% |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 355 | 26.9% |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 172 | 13.0% |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 210 | 15.9% |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 9 | 0.7% |
| $200,000 or more | 0 | 0.0% |
| Median family income (dollars) | 60,667 | 0% |
| Mean family income (dollars) | 59,316 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Per capita income (dollars) in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Per capita income (dollars) | 13,671 | 0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) - Median Earning in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Median earnings for workers (dollars) | 29,066 | 0% |
| Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 41,034 | 0% |
| Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) | 25,221 | 0% |
Employment Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Population 16 years and over | 7,216 | 100% |
| In labor force | 2,544 | 35.3% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,544 | 35.3% |
| Employed | 2,343 | 32.5% |
| Unemployed | 201 | 2.8% |
| Armed Forces | 0 | 0.0% |
| Not in labor force | 4,672 | 64.7% |
| Civilian labor force | 2,544 | 100% |
| Percent Unemployed | 0 | 7.9% |
| Females 16 years and over | 2,065 | 100% |
| In labor force | 1,169 | 56.6% |
| Civilian labor force | 1,169 | 56.6% |
| Employed | 1,045 | 50.6% |
| Own children under 6 years | 635 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 585 | 92.1% |
| Own children 6 to 17 years | 726 | 100% |
| All parents in family in labor force | 717 | 98.8% |
Commuting To Work in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Workers 16 years and over | 2,326 | 100% |
| Car, truck, or van -- drove alone | 1,879 | 80.8% |
| Car, truck, or van -- carpooled | 295 | 12.7% |
| Public transportation (excluding taxicab) | 3 | 0.1% |
| Walked | 117 | 5.0% |
| Other means | 0 | 0.0% |
| Worked at home | 32 | 1.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 17 | 0% |
Occupation in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,343 | 100% |
| Management, business, science, and arts occupations | 425 | 18.1% |
| Service occupations | 630 | 26.9% |
| Sales and office occupations | 340 | 14.5% |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 279 | 11.9% |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 669 | 28.6% |
Industry in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,343 | 100% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining | 71 | 3.0% |
| Construction | 187 | 8.0% |
| Manufacturing | 443 | 18.9% |
| Wholesale trade | 60 | 2.6% |
| Retail trade | 121 | 5.2% |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities | 172 | 7.3% |
| Information | 14 | 0.6% |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing | 105 | 4.5% |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services | 144 | 6.1% |
| Educational services, and health care and social assistance | 537 | 22.9% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services | 206 | 8.8% |
| Other services, except public administration | 73 | 3.1% |
| Public administration | 210 | 9.0% |
Class of Worker in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian employed population 16 years and over | 2,343 | 100% |
| Private wage and salary workers | 1,781 | 76.0% |
| Government workers | 456 | 19.5% |
| Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers | 106 | 4.5% |
| Unpaid family workers | 0 | 0.0% |
Income And Benefits (In 2012 Inflation-adjusted Dollars) in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| With earnings | 1,484 | 73.0% |
| Mean earnings (dollars) | 53,204 | 0% |
| With Social Security | 678 | 33.3% |
| Mean Social Security income (dollars) | 15,985 | 0% |
| With retirement income | 482 | 23.7% |
| Mean retirement income (dollars) | 25,863 | 0% |
| With Supplemental Security Income | 47 | 2.3% |
| Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) | 6,438 | 0% |
| With cash public assistance income | 54 | 2.7% |
| Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) | 1,024 | 0% |
| With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months | 233 | 11.5% |
| Nonfamily households | 713 | 100% |
| Median nonfamily income (dollars) | 25,625 | 0% |
| Mean nonfamily income (dollars) | 35,829 | 0% |
Health Insurance Coverage in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population | 5,465 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 5,014 | 91.7% |
| With private health insurance | 3,578 | 65.5% |
| With public coverage | 2,173 | 39.8% |
| No health insurance coverage | 451 | 8.3% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population under 18 years | 1,447 | 100% |
| No health insurance coverage | 41 | 2.8% |
| Civilian noninstitutionalized population 18 to 64 years | 3,209 | 100% |
| In labor force: | 2,355 | 100% |
| Employed: | 2,185 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 1,885 | 86.3% |
| With private health insurance | 1,732 | 79.3% |
| With public coverage | 222 | 10.2% |
| No health insurance coverage | 300 | 13.7% |
| Unemployed: | 170 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 112 | 65.9% |
| With private health insurance | 36 | 21.2% |
| With public coverage | 76 | 44.7% |
| No health insurance coverage | 58 | 34.1% |
| Not in labor force: | 854 | 100% |
| With health insurance coverage | 802 | 93.9% |
| With private health insurance | 476 | 55.7% |
| With public coverage | 397 | 46.5% |
| No health insurance coverage | 52 | 6.1% |
Percentage Of Families And People Whose Income In The Past 12 Months Is Below The Poverty Level in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
| All families | 0 | 14.8% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 22.3% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 30.9% |
| Married couple families | 0 | 1.9% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 4.6% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 0.0% |
| Families with female householder, no husband present | 0 | 53.2% |
| With related children under 18 years | 0 | 49.8% |
| With related children under 5 years only | 0 | 66.3% |
| All people | 0 | 20.2% |
| Under 18 years | 0 | 36.4% |
| Related children under 18 years | 0 | 36.4% |
| Related children under 5 years | 0 | 56.5% |
| Related children 5 to 17 years | 0 | 21.0% |
| 18 years and over | 0 | 14.7% |
| 18 to 64 years | 0 | 16.5% |
| 65 years and over | 0 | 7.3% |
| People in families | 0 | 19.0% |
| Unrelated individuals 15 years and over | 0 | 24.1% |