| | People QuickFacts | Chester County | Pennsylvania |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 12,742,886 |
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Population, 2010 | 498,886 | 12,702,379 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 15.1% | 3.4% |
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Population, 2000 | 433,501 | 12,281,054 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.2% | 5.7% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.9% | 22.0% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.8% | 15.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.9% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.5% | 81.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 6.1% | 10.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.9% | 2.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.8% | 1.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 6.5% | 5.7% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 82.1% | 79.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 88.5% | 87.4% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 8.3% | 5.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 11.4% | 9.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 92.5% | 87.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 47.8% | 26.4% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 33,394 | 1,034,976 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 27.9 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 192,462 | 5,567,315 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 77.1% | 71.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 18.4% | 20.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $334,300 | $159,300 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 181,136 | 4,940,581 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.63 | 2.47 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $41,251 | $27,049 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $84,741 | $50,398 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.2% | 12.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Chester County | Pennsylvania |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 13,860 | 298,4321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 231,960 | 5,044,6481 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 22.0% | -0.8%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 37,430 | 743,302 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 49,835 | 981,501 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.3% | 4.6% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 2.8% | 3.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.4% | 2.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 26.5% | 27.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 6,753,001 | 234,840,418 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 8,571,403 | 142,859,202 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 11,338,422 | 166,842,778 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $23,255 | $13,323 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 783,220 | 19,625,449 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 1,112 | 19,740 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 4,383,451 | 139,880,6591 |
