Cecil County vs. Chester County

Cecil County (MD)Chester County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)102,826522,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.7%4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)101,102499,133
Population, Census, April 1, 2010101,108498,886
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.7%16.3%
Female persons, percent50.4%50.7%
White alone, percent88.5%85.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.2%6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.5%5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.4%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent84.9%79.1%
Veterans, 2014-20187,16926,023
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.5%9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)42,676201,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201872.8%75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$237,300$347,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,737$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$569$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,110$1,287
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.4%17.6%
Building permits, 20181551,939
Households, 2014-201836,930189,592
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.1%87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.3%12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.7%92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.0%93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201822.8%51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.3%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+, 2014-201865.4%68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.9%62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)154,123846,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)534,4773,442,650
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,989,2986,633,496
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,146,34912,474,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,272$24,626
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.628.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$72,845$96,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,976$48,225
Persons in poverty, percent8.3%6.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,77014,593
Total employment, 201724,382250,337
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,164,47417,608,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,61343,682
All firms, 20126,66348,950
Men-owned firms, 20123,33229,578
Women-owned firms, 20122,40913,877
Minority-owned firms, 20126954,119
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,66042,770
Veteran-owned firms, 20124434,636
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,76341,788
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.1%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, 20070.0%26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010292.0664.7
Land area in square miles, 2010346.27750.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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