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Language Spoken At Home in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 31,497 | 100% |
English only | 28,456 | 90.3% |
Language other than English | 3,041 | 9.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,204 | 3.8% |
Spanish | 2,106 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 938 | 3.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 500 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 126 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 206 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 63 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 229 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 77 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,127 | 100% |
American | 138 | 0.4% |
Arab | 42 | 0.1% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 14 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 155 | 0.5% |
English | 461 | 1.4% |
French (except Basque) | 59 | 0.2% |
French Canadian | 15 | 0.0% |
German | 1,062 | 3.1% |
Greek | 39 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 63 | 0.2% |
Irish | 1,231 | 3.6% |
Italian | 946 | 2.8% |
Lithuanian | 66 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 57 | 0.2% |
Polish | 335 | 1.0% |
Portuguese | 13 | 0.0% |
Russian | 21 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 114 | 0.3% |
Scottish | 110 | 0.3% |
Slovak | 44 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 424 | 1.2% |
Swedish | 75 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 90 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 123 | 0.4% |
Welsh | 27 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 519 | 1.5% |
Households By Type in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,928 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,991 | 58.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,088 | 25.9% |
Married-couple family | 2,496 | 20.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 732 | 6.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 607 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 206 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,888 | 32.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,150 | 18.0% |
Nonfamily households | 4,937 | 41.4% |
Householder living alone | 4,180 | 35.0% |
65 years and over | 1,271 | 10.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,112 | 34.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,889 | 24.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 30,821 | 100% |
Householder | 11,928 | 38.7% |
Spouse | 2,512 | 8.2% |
Child | 10,512 | 34.1% |
Other relatives | 3,974 | 12.9% |
Nonrelatives | 1,895 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 761 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,572 | 100% |
Never married | 7,593 | 60.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,071 | 24.4% |
Separated | 533 | 4.2% |
Widowed | 289 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 1,086 | 8.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,368 | 100% |
Never married | 7,770 | 54.1% |
Now married, except separated | 2,803 | 19.5% |
Separated | 902 | 6.3% |
Widowed | 1,547 | 10.8% |
Divorced | 1,346 | 9.4% |
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 | 497 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 433 | 87.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 62 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 76 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 23 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,494 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 671 | 44.9% |
Less than 1 year | 151 | 10.1% |
1 or 2 years | 107 | 7.2% |
3 or 4 years | 35 | 2.3% |
5 or more years | 378 | 25.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 671 | 100% |
Who are female | 476 | 70.9% |
Who are married | 375 | 55.9% |
School Enrollment in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,423 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 812 | 7.8% |
Kindergarten | 537 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,609 | 34.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,080 | 20.0% |
College or graduate school | 3,385 | 32.5% |
Educational Attainment in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 20,040 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,319 | 6.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,001 | 15.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 9,190 | 45.9% |
Some college, no degree | 3,359 | 16.8% |
Associate's degree | 1,214 | 6.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,322 | 6.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 635 | 3.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 9.8% |
Veteran Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,372 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,046 | 8.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 32,709 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,679 | 14.3% |
Under 18 years | 8,755 | 100% |
With a disability | 369 | 4.2% |
18 to 64 years | 20,295 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,716 | 13.4% |
65 years and over | 3,659 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,594 | 43.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 33,607 | 100% |
Same house | 27,298 | 81.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,107 | 18.2% |
Same county | 3,547 | 10.6% |
Different county | 2,560 | 7.6% |
Same state | 1,402 | 4.2% |
Different state | 1,158 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 202 | 0.6% |
Place Of Birth in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 34,127 | 100% |
Native | 32,767 | 96.0% |
Born in United States | 31,708 | 92.9% |
State of residence | 25,606 | 75.0% |
Different state | 6,102 | 17.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,059 | 3.1% |
Foreign born | 1,360 | 4.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,360 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 392 | 28.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 968 | 71.2% |
Year of Entry in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 2,419 | 100% |
Native | 1,059 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 15 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,044 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 1,360 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 41 | 3.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,319 | 97.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,360 | 100% |
Europe | 111 | 8.2% |
Asia | 222 | 16.3% |
Africa | 208 | 15.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 819 | 60.2% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |