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Language Spoken At Home in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 30,908 | 100% |
English only | 30,545 | 98.8% |
Language other than English | 363 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 124 | 0.4% |
Spanish | 278 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 102 | 0.3% |
Other Indo-European languages | 28 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 25 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 4 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 32 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 18 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 33,028 | 100% |
American | 6,540 | 19.8% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 24 | 0.1% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 147 | 0.4% |
English | 1,840 | 5.6% |
French (except Basque) | 457 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 87 | 0.3% |
German | 1,609 | 4.9% |
Greek | 23 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,275 | 6.9% |
Italian | 477 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 38 | 0.1% |
Polish | 155 | 0.5% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 11 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,370 | 4.1% |
Scottish | 564 | 1.7% |
Slovak | 17 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,244 | 3.8% |
Swedish | 157 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 16 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 181 | 0.5% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 48 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,472 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,569 | 68.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,125 | 25.1% |
Married-couple family | 5,301 | 42.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,569 | 12.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 738 | 5.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 196 | 1.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,530 | 20.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,360 | 10.9% |
Nonfamily households | 3,903 | 31.3% |
Householder living alone | 3,535 | 28.3% |
65 years and over | 1,507 | 12.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,140 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,705 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 32,704 | 100% |
Householder | 12,472 | 38.1% |
Spouse | 5,297 | 16.2% |
Child | 9,611 | 29.4% |
Other relatives | 3,845 | 11.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,479 | 4.5% |
Unmarried partner | 617 | 1.9% |
Marital Status in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 12,667 | 100% |
Never married | 4,393 | 34.7% |
Now married, except separated | 5,934 | 46.8% |
Separated | 607 | 4.8% |
Widowed | 453 | 3.6% |
Divorced | 1,280 | 10.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,905 | 100% |
Never married | 4,315 | 31.0% |
Now married, except separated | 5,543 | 39.9% |
Separated | 517 | 3.7% |
Widowed | 2,108 | 15.2% |
Divorced | 1,422 | 10.2% |
Fertility in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 500 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 302 | 60.4% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 23 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 143 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 16 | 0% |
Grandparents in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,393 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 505 | 36.3% |
Less than 1 year | 24 | 1.7% |
1 or 2 years | 131 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 165 | 11.8% |
5 or more years | 185 | 13.3% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 505 | 100% |
Who are female | 296 | 58.6% |
Who are married | 383 | 75.8% |
School Enrollment in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,878 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 472 | 6.0% |
Kindergarten | 457 | 5.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 3,536 | 44.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,976 | 25.1% |
College or graduate school | 1,437 | 18.2% |
Educational Attainment in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 22,268 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,819 | 8.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,220 | 14.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 8,684 | 39.0% |
Some college, no degree | 4,023 | 18.1% |
Associate's degree | 2,052 | 9.2% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,768 | 7.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 702 | 3.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 77.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 11.1% |
Veteran Status in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 25,078 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,487 | 9.9% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 32,753 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,623 | 17.2% |
Under 18 years | 7,946 | 100% |
With a disability | 415 | 5.2% |
18 to 64 years | 19,980 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,083 | 15.4% |
65 years and over | 4,827 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,125 | 44.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 32,603 | 100% |
Same house | 29,998 | 92.0% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,539 | 7.8% |
Same county | 1,336 | 4.1% |
Different county | 1,203 | 3.7% |
Same state | 603 | 1.8% |
Different state | 600 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 66 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 33,028 | 100% |
Native | 32,714 | 99.0% |
Born in United States | 32,656 | 98.9% |
State of residence | 25,046 | 75.8% |
Different state | 7,610 | 23.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 58 | 0.2% |
Foreign born | 314 | 1.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 314 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 192 | 61.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 122 | 38.9% |
Year of Entry in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 372 | 100% |
Native | 58 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 58 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 314 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 314 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 314 | 100% |
Europe | 68 | 21.7% |
Asia | 76 | 24.2% |
Africa | 14 | 4.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 130 | 41.4% |
Northern America | 26 | 8.3% |