Language Spoken At Home in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 16,068 | 100% |
English only | 15,421 | 96.0% |
Language other than English | 647 | 4.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 241 | 1.5% |
Spanish | 451 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 139 | 0.9% |
Other Indo-European languages | 136 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 32 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 16 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 28 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 21 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,043 | 100% |
American | 2,863 | 16.8% |
Arab | 14 | 0.1% |
Czech | 79 | 0.5% |
Danish | 70 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 114 | 0.7% |
English | 2,008 | 11.8% |
French (except Basque) | 345 | 2.0% |
French Canadian | 40 | 0.2% |
German | 1,349 | 7.9% |
Greek | 7 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 34 | 0.2% |
Irish | 2,234 | 13.1% |
Italian | 461 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 11 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 3 | 0.0% |
Polish | 140 | 0.8% |
Portuguese | 84 | 0.5% |
Russian | 20 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 209 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 538 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 3 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 233 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 53 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 13 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 185 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 23 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,034 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,462 | 73.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,928 | 32.0% |
Married-couple family | 3,170 | 52.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,238 | 20.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 393 | 6.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 259 | 4.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 899 | 14.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 431 | 7.1% |
Nonfamily households | 1,572 | 26.1% |
Householder living alone | 1,465 | 24.3% |
65 years and over | 608 | 10.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,173 | 36.0% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,794 | 29.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 15,862 | 100% |
Householder | 6,034 | 38.0% |
Spouse | 3,162 | 19.9% |
Child | 4,820 | 30.4% |
Other relatives | 1,277 | 8.1% |
Nonrelatives | 569 | 3.6% |
Unmarried partner | 220 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 6,640 | 100% |
Never married | 2,021 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 3,348 | 50.4% |
Separated | 120 | 1.8% |
Widowed | 169 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 982 | 14.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 7,189 | 100% |
Never married | 1,877 | 26.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,445 | 47.9% |
Separated | 158 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 942 | 13.1% |
Divorced | 767 | 10.7% |
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 | 361 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 110 | 30.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 45 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 84 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 88 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 147 | 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 | 337 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 146 | 43.3% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 51 | 15.1% |
3 or 4 years | 9 | 2.7% |
5 or more years | 86 | 25.5% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 146 | 100% |
Who are female | 84 | 57.5% |
Who are married | 125 | 85.6% |
School Enrollment in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 4,976 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 205 | 4.1% |
Kindergarten | 175 | 3.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,894 | 38.1% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 942 | 18.9% |
College or graduate school | 1,760 | 35.4% |
Educational Attainment in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 10,752 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 717 | 6.7% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,412 | 13.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 3,850 | 35.8% |
Some college, no degree | 2,400 | 22.3% |
Associate's degree | 710 | 6.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 885 | 8.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 778 | 7.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 80.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 15.5% |
Veteran Status in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 13,083 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,228 | 9.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 16,881 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,639 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 3,933 | 100% |
With a disability | 32 | 0.8% |
18 to 64 years | 10,465 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,389 | 13.3% |
65 years and over | 2,483 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,218 | 49.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 16,735 | 100% |
Same house | 14,472 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 2,201 | 13.2% |
Same county | 784 | 4.7% |
Different county | 1,417 | 8.5% |
Same state | 1,053 | 6.3% |
Different state | 364 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 62 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 17,043 | 100% |
Native | 16,802 | 98.6% |
Born in United States | 16,612 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 11,933 | 70.0% |
Different state | 4,679 | 27.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 190 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 241 | 1.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 241 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 114 | 47.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 127 | 52.7% |
Year of Entry in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 431 | 100% |
Native | 190 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 190 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 241 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 8.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 221 | 91.7% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Chester County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 241 | 100% |
Europe | 8 | 3.3% |
Asia | 52 | 21.6% |
Africa | 17 | 7.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 113 | 46.9% |
Northern America | 51 | 21.2% |