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Chester County, PA

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Overview for Chester County, PA
Part of: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD, Metropolitan Area
Part of: Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland PA-NJ-DE-MD, Combined Statistical Area
Part of: Philadelphia PA, Metropolitan Division
 
Map of Chester County Chester County is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania. It has 756.0 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 659.9 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 56.1%. On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the population reported only one race, with 6.2% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 3.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.65 persons compared to an average family size of 3.15 persons.

In 2008 retail trade was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $31,506. Per capita income grew by 4.9% between 1998 and 2008 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2008)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2009) 498,894 Covered Employment 243,985
   Growth (%) since 1990 32.5%    Average wage per job $57,560
Households (2000) 157,905 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 9.3%
Labor Force (persons) (2009) 271,636    Average wage per job $69,179
Unemployment Rate (2009) 6.2 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County 3.4%
Per Capita Personal Income (2008) $58,156    Average wage per job $41,664
Median Household Income (2008) $85,547 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County 11.6%
Poverty Rate (2008) 5.8    Average wage per job $42,805
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 89.3 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County 8.6%
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 42.5    Average wage per job $91,084
 

 

 

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