Language Spoken At Home in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 7,902 | 100% |
English only | 7,638 | 96.7% |
Language other than English | 264 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 144 | 1.8% |
Spanish | 202 | 2.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 108 | 1.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 53 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 27 | 0.3% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 9 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 9 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,523 | 100% |
American | 417 | 4.9% |
Arab | 41 | 0.5% |
Czech | 35 | 0.4% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 226 | 2.7% |
English | 734 | 8.6% |
French (except Basque) | 367 | 4.3% |
French Canadian | 30 | 0.4% |
German | 2,062 | 24.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 459 | 5.4% |
Italian | 73 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 19 | 0.2% |
Polish | 129 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 0 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 44 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 28 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 20 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 37 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 0 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 2,033 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 1,320 | 64.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 623 | 30.6% |
Married-couple family | 961 | 47.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 353 | 17.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 45 | 2.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 36 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 314 | 15.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 234 | 11.5% |
Nonfamily households | 713 | 35.1% |
Householder living alone | 600 | 29.5% |
65 years and over | 294 | 14.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 674 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 581 | 28.6% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 5,301 | 100% |
Householder | 2,033 | 38.4% |
Spouse | 947 | 17.9% |
Child | 1,590 | 30.0% |
Other relatives | 279 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 452 | 8.5% |
Unmarried partner | 85 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 5,179 | 100% |
Never married | 3,066 | 59.2% |
Now married, except separated | 1,345 | 26.0% |
Separated | 77 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 126 | 2.4% |
Divorced | 565 | 10.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 2,065 | 100% |
Never married | 575 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 989 | 47.9% |
Separated | 15 | 0.7% |
Widowed | 234 | 11.3% |
Divorced | 252 | 12.2% |
Fertility in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 90 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 66 | 73.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 99 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 82 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 177 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 51 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 10 | 19.6% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 10 | 19.6% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 10 | 100% |
Who are female | 10 | 100.0% |
Who are married | 10 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,271 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 155 | 12.2% |
Kindergarten | 95 | 7.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 575 | 45.2% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 254 | 20.0% |
College or graduate school | 192 | 15.1% |
Educational Attainment in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 6,278 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 805 | 12.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,502 | 23.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 2,216 | 35.3% |
Some college, no degree | 1,035 | 16.5% |
Associate's degree | 308 | 4.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 268 | 4.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 144 | 2.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 63.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 6.6% |
Veteran Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 7,066 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 590 | 8.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 5,465 | 100% |
With a disability | 904 | 16.5% |
Under 18 years | 1,447 | 100% |
With a disability | 124 | 8.6% |
18 to 64 years | 3,209 | 100% |
With a disability | 395 | 12.3% |
65 years and over | 809 | 100% |
With a disability | 385 | 47.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 8,417 | 100% |
Same house | 6,907 | 82.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,498 | 17.8% |
Same county | 403 | 4.8% |
Different county | 1,095 | 13.0% |
Same state | 941 | 11.2% |
Different state | 154 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 12 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 8,523 | 100% |
Native | 8,282 | 97.2% |
Born in United States | 8,252 | 96.8% |
State of residence | 6,542 | 76.8% |
Different state | 1,710 | 20.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 30 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 241 | 2.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 241 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 115 | 47.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 126 | 52.3% |
Year of Entry in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 271 | 100% |
Native | 30 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1 | 3.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 29 | 96.7% |
Foreign born | 241 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 7.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 223 | 92.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 241 | 100% |
Europe | 24 | 10.0% |
Asia | 47 | 19.5% |
Africa | 9 | 3.7% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 161 | 66.8% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |