Chester, PA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	36,854	100.0

Male	17,362	47.1
Female	19,492	52.9

Under 5 years	3,090	8.4
5 to 9 years	3,391	9.2
10 to 14 years	3,000	8.1
15 to 19 years	3,027	8.2
20 to 24 years	3,267	8.9
25 to 34 years	4,748	12.9
35 to 44 years	5,145	14.0
45 to 54 years	4,165	11.3
55 to 59 years	1,469	4.0
60 to 64 years	1,209	3.3
65 to 74 years	2,202	6.0
75 to 84 years	1,648	4.5
85 years and over	493	1.3

Median age (years)	30.6	(X)

18 years and over	25,885	70.2
Male	11,872	32.2
Female	14,013	38.0
21 years and over	23,605	64.1
62 years and over	5,037	13.7
65 years and over	4,343	11.8
Male	1,647	4.5
Female	2,696	7.3

RACE
One race	36,298	98.5
White	6,980	18.9
Black or African American	27,897	75.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	75	0.2
Asian	226	0.6
Asian Indian	57	0.2
Chinese	48	0.1
Filipino	24	0.1
Japanese	31	0.1
Korean	30	0.1
Vietnamese	10	0.0
Other Asian ¹	26	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	4	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	0	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	1,116	3.0
Two or more races	556	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	7,262	19.7
Black or African American	28,329	76.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	225	0.6
Asian	308	0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	27	0.1
Some other race	1,311	3.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	36,854	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,986	5.4
Mexican	92	0.2
Puerto Rican	1,464	4.0
Cuban	42	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	388	1.1
Not Hispanic or Latino	34,868	94.6
White alone	6,582	17.9

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	36,854	100.0
In households	33,877	91.9
Householder	12,814	34.8
Spouse	3,181	8.6
Child	12,155	33.0
Own child under 18 years	8,674	23.5
Other relatives	3,709	10.1
Under 18 years	1,991	5.4
Nonrelatives	2,018	5.5
Unmarried partner	954	2.6
In group quarters	2,977	8.1
Institutionalized population	1,364	3.7
Noninstitutionalized population	1,613	4.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	12,814	100.0
Family households (families)	8,126	63.4
With own children under 18 years	4,184	32.7
Married-couple family	3,181	24.8
With own children under 18 years	1,346	10.5
Female householder, no husband present	4,113	32.1
With own children under 18 years	2,447	19.1
Nonfamily households	4,688	36.6
Householder living alone	3,999	31.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,439	11.2

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,131	40.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,253	25.4

Average household size	2.64	(X)
Average family size	3.34	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	14,976	100.0
Occupied housing units	12,814	85.6
Vacant housing units	2,162	14.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	24	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.2	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	12,814	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	6,107	47.7
Renter-occupied housing units	6,707	52.3

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.69	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.60	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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