Chester County vs. Cecil County

Chester County (PA)Cecil County (MD)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)522,046102,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.6%1.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)499,133101,102
Population, Census, April 1, 2010498,886101,108
Persons under 5 years, percent5.5%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.3%15.7%
Female persons, percent50.7%50.4%
White alone, percent85.6%88.5%
Black or African American alone, percent6.3%7.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent5.8%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.6%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent79.1%84.9%
Veterans, 2014-201826,0237,169
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.6%3.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)201,35342,676
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.2%72.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$347,000$237,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,262$1,737
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$803$569
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,287$1,110
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.6%14.4%
Building permits, 20181,939155
Households, 2014-2018189,59236,930
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.9%89.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.4%5.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.0%87.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.6%79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.3%89.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.8%22.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.5%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent6.3%5.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.6%65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.4%59.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)846,139154,123
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,442,650534,477
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,633,4961,989,298
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,474,8781,146,349
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$24,626$11,272
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.329.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$96,726$72,845
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,225$32,976
Persons in poverty, percent6.7%8.3%
Total employer establishments, 201714,5931,770
Total employment, 2017250,33724,382
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)17,608,5921,164,474
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.8%-1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201743,6825,613
All firms, 201248,9506,663
Men-owned firms, 201229,5783,332
Women-owned firms, 201213,8772,409
Minority-owned firms, 20124,119695
Nonminority-owned firms, 201242,7705,660
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,636443
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201241,7885,763
Black-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%2.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.5%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010664.7292.0
Land area in square miles, 2010750.51346.27

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