Lancaster County vs. Chester County

	Lancaster County (PA)	Chester County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	543,557	522,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.6%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	519,446	499,133
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	519,445	498,886
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.5%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.9%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	51.0%	50.7%
White alone, percent	89.8%	85.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	5.2%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	10.8%	7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.6%	79.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	29,593	26,023
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	212,205	201,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.0%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$200,400	$347,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,516	$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$571	$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$978	$1,287
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.8%	17.6%
Building permits, 2018	1,251	1,939
Households, 2014-2018	199,889	189,592
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.63	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.2%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	17.1%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	76.6%	87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	84.9%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	26.9%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.2%	5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.0%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.2%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	878,433	846,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	3,387,524	3,442,650
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	13,655,747	6,633,496
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	8,763,973	19,155,070
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	6,899,629	12,474,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,097	$24,626
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.1	28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$63,823	$96,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,778	$48,225
Persons in poverty, percent	7.9%	6.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	13,060	14,593
Total employment, 2017	235,331	250,337
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	10,126,134	17,608,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.1%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	42,955	43,682
All firms, 2012	47,876	48,950
Men-owned firms, 2012	28,521	29,578
Women-owned firms, 2012	14,101	13,877
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,569	4,119
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	42,926	42,770
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	4,103	4,636
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	41,749	41,788
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.1%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.4%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	550.4	664.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	943.81	750.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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