Montgomery County vs. Chester County

	Montgomery County (PA)	Chester County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	828,604	522,046
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	3.6%	4.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	799,872	499,133
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	799,874	498,886
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.5%	5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	17.8%	16.3%
Female persons, percent	51.3%	50.7%
White alone, percent	79.6%	85.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	9.9%	6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	8.0%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.3%	7.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	75.3%	79.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	40,892	26,023
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.8%	9.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	336,193	201,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.8%	75.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$305,800	$347,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$2,073	$2,262
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$779	$803
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,253	$1,287
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	24.4%	17.6%
Building permits, 2018	2,530	1,939
Households, 2014-2018	313,949	189,592
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.55	2.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.9%	87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	12.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.3%	92.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	88.1%	87.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	94.2%	93.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	51.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	6.3%	5.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	4.7%	6.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.2%	68.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.4%	62.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,723,215	846,139
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	7,980,211	3,442,650
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	14,574,655	6,633,496
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,692,109	19,155,070
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	16,036,285	12,474,878
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$19,836	$24,626
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	29.0	28.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$88,166	$96,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$46,776	$48,225
Persons in poverty, percent	5.9%	6.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	26,328	14,593
Total employment, 2017	508,632	250,337
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	32,280,333	17,608,592
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.8%	0.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	72,867	43,682
All firms, 2012	81,437	48,950
Men-owned firms, 2012	49,306	29,578
Women-owned firms, 2012	23,821	13,877
Minority-owned firms, 2012	10,000	4,119
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	68,260	42,770
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	7,572	4,636
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	69,382	41,788
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.3%	2.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.6%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	25.9%	26.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	1,655.9	664.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	483.04	750.51

Source: United States Census Bureau

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