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Pennsylvania·Delaware County
12 tracts·34K people·$83K median·6,956/mi²
Black 70 · White 13 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 1
Other 44 · Living alone 42 · Married couple 14
Health 40 · Manufacturing 24 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 8 · Professional 8 · Retail 7 · Other 2
Service 32 · Management · business · science · arts 24 · Production · transport 22 · Sales · office 16 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 58 · Carpool 22 · Transit 11 · Work from home 9 · Walk 9 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Chester is $83,100 (Census ACS) — 0.2× the US median of $458,812.
Chester has 33,619 residents across 12 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 33.9; the population is 70.5% Black, 13.3% White, 11.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.8% Multiracial, 1.5% Other and 0.8% Asian; the average household has 2.4 people; 14.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 29.0% (Census ACS).
Stetser El Sch (17%), Chester Upland Sch of Arts (13%) and Chester Community CS (7%) lead the elementary schools; STEM at Showalter (19%) and Chester HS (6%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,091/month, 31% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Chester is $41,342 a year, 52% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Chester, median rent is $1,091/month and the median home value is $83,100 (Census ACS).
Chester reported 11.7 violent crimes and 21.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 91 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 23 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Chester are winter weather (64), earthquake (58) and heat wave (42), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.27g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Chester, 9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).