Delaware County vs. Chester County

Delaware County (PA)Chester County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)564,751522,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.1%4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)558,759499,133
Population, Census, April 1, 2010558,979498,886
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.4%16.3%
Female persons, percent51.9%50.7%
White alone, percent69.0%85.6%
Black or African American alone, percent22.4%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.3%
Asian alone, percent6.1%5.8%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.9%7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent66.3%79.1%
Veterans, 2014-201827,55126,023
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.1%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)224,871201,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$239,600$347,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,889$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$745$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,055$1,287
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201324.7%17.6%
Building permits, 20182861,939
Households, 2014-2018206,405189,592
Persons per household, 2014-20182.622.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.4%87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.9%12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.0%92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.1%87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.8%93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201838.3%51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.2%5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.6%6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.9%68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.3%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)878,102846,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,952,5553,442,650
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)7,364,8716,633,496
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,482,34819,155,070
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,468,80012,474,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,529$24,626
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.728.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$71,539$96,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,251$48,225
Persons in poverty, percent8.8%6.7%
Total employer establishments, 201712,92114,593
Total employment, 2017211,442250,337
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)11,613,49017,608,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.2%0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201743,68343,682
All firms, 201248,55748,950
Men-owned firms, 201229,07329,578
Women-owned firms, 201215,32613,877
Minority-owned firms, 20129,7644,119
Nonminority-owned firms, 201237,22042,770
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,1334,636
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201241,20241,788
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.4%2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.5%2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.4%26.5%
Population per square mile, 20103,040.5664.7
Land area in square miles, 2010183.84750.51

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Delaware county (PA) and Chester county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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