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Pennsylvania·Chester County
5 tracts·21K people·$491K median·11,194/mi²
White 73 · Black 13 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 2 · Other 0
Living alone 45 · Other 31 · Married couple 24
Professional 30 · Public admin 23 · Leisure 16 · Health 16 · Retail 6 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 51 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 7 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 60 · Work from home 18 · Walk 16 · Carpool 12 · Transit 2 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
The median home value in West Chester is $490,700 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
West Chester has 20,666 residents across 5 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 25.3; the population is 72.8% White, 13.4% Black, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Multiracial, 2.1% Asian and 0.1% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 59.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.4% (Census ACS).
Median gross rent is $1,731/month, 10% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West Chester is $78,385 a year, 9% below the US median (Census ACS).
In West Chester, median rent is $1,731/month and the median home value is $490,700 (Census ACS).
West Chester reported 2.3 violent crimes and 10.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West Chester are winter weather (86), earthquake (70) and heat wave (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.28g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In West Chester, 15.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).