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Chester County, Pennsylvania; Delaware County, Pennsylvania; Montgomery County, Pennsylvania; Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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Chester County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 499,133 558,757 799,840 625,256
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 524,989 566,747 830,915 628,270
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 499,133 558,757 799,840 625,256
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5.2% 1.4% 3.9% 0.5%
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 498,886 558,979 799,874 625,249
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
5.5%
5.9%
5.5%
4.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent
22.5%
22.0%
21.5%
20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
16.8%
16.8%
18.2%
19.2%
Female persons, percent
50.8%
51.9%
51.4%
50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
85.3%
68.5%
79.4%
88.1%
Black or African American alone, percent(a)
6.2%
22.7%
10.0%
4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a)
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.3%
Asian alone, percent(a)
6.1%
6.3%
8.1%
5.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a)
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
Two or More Races, percent
2.0%
2.2%
2.3%
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b)
7.6%
4.1%
5.4%
5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
78.8%
65.6%
75.0%
83.3%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2014-2018 26,023 27,551 40,892 34,363
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 10.1% 10.8% 9.0%
Housing
Housing units, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 203,159 225,035 338,485 252,261
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.2% 69.1% 71.8% 76.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $347,000 $239,600 $305,800 $323,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $2,262 $1,889 $2,073 $2,140
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $803 $745 $779 $793
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,287 $1,055 $1,253 $1,207
Building permits, 2019 1,787 281 1,553 690
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2014-2018 189,592 206,405 313,949 237,383
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.65 2.62 2.55 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.9% 89.4% 88.9% 90.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 12.4% 11.9% 13.7% 11.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.0% 90.0% 92.3% 91.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 87.6% 84.1% 88.1% 87.6%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 93.3% 92.8% 94.2% 93.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 51.8% 38.3% 48.7% 40.5%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 8.2% 6.3% 7.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
5.9%
6.1%
4.6%
5.2%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.6% 64.9% 68.2% 67.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.4% 61.3% 63.4% 62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 846,139 878,102 1,723,215 1,136,076
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 3,442,650 3,952,555 7,980,211 3,735,597
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 6,633,496 7,364,871 14,574,655 9,681,380
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 19,155,070 5,482,348 17,692,109 12,999,722
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)(c) 12,474,878 6,468,800 16,036,285 10,185,137
Total retail sales per capita, 2012(c) $24,626 $11,529 $19,836 $16,243
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 28.3 29.7 29.0 30.2
Income & Poverty
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $96,726 $71,539 $88,166 $86,055
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $48,225 $38,251 $46,776 $44,103
Persons in poverty, percent
6.7%
8.8%
5.9%
5.7%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2018 14,618 12,904 26,405 19,391
Total employment, 2018 256,384 218,877 514,853 253,595
Total annual payroll, 2018 ($1,000) 18,621,641 12,574,351 33,231,142 12,171,264
Total employment, percent change, 2017-2018 2.4% 3.5% 1.2% 0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2018 44,183 44,811 74,145 55,150
All firms, 2012 48,950 48,557 81,437 64,386
Men-owned firms, 2012 29,578 29,073 49,306 40,579
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,877 15,326 23,821 17,690
Minority-owned firms, 2012 4,119 9,764 10,000 5,202
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 42,770 37,220 68,260 57,516
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,636 5,133 7,572 6,536
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 41,788 41,202 69,382 55,244
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2010 664.7 3,040.5 1,655.9 1,034.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 750.51 183.84 483.04 604.31
FIPS Code 42029 42045 42091 42017
Value Notes

Estimates are not comparable to other geographic levels due to methodology differences that may exist between different data sources.

Some estimates presented here come from sample data, and thus have sampling errors that may render some apparent differences between geographies statistically indistinguishable. Click the Quick Info icon to the left of each row in TABLE view to learn about sampling error.

The vintage year (e.g., V2019) refers to the final year of the series (2010 thru 2019). Different vintage years of estimates are not comparable.

Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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