| | People QuickFacts | Chester County | South Carolina |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 4,679,230 |
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Population, 2010 | 33,140 | 4,625,364 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -2.7% | 15.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 34,068 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 23.9% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.6% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 59.8% | 66.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 37.4% | 27.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.5% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.4% | 5.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 59.1% | 64.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 92.2% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 4.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 6.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 74.3% | 83.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 11.2% | 24.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 2,530 | 401,258 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.7 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 14,701 | 2,137,683 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.3% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.7% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $87,100 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 12,497 | 1,741,994 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.63 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,687 | $23,443 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $32,743 | $43,939 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.4% | 16.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Chester County | South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 536 | 103,2541 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 6,514 | 1,542,8251 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -35.4% | -3.7%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 1,421 | 280,119 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,724 | 360,397 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 12.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 23.0% | 27.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,407,542 | 93,977,455 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 40,498,047 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 210,872 | 54,298,410 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $6,460 | $12,273 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 25,201 | 8,383,463 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 32 | 14,021 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 244,932 | 48,331,4801 |
