Chester County, PA

Welcome to Chester County.

Chester County has a population of 536.5 thousand and a total area (land and water combined) of 759.2 square miles.

Total GDP for the county increased 21%, in the five years ending in 2022, to reach $52.9 billion.

Between 2000 and 2024 presidential elections, Chester County voted each party evenly: three times each.

The largest city in the county is West Chester.

🔵 Democrat 🔴 Republican

Election Year Candidates (Party)*	Votes (% Total)		Landslide Scale**
	🔵	🔴
2000 🔴George W. Bush 🔵Al Gore	43.74%	53.36%	+
2004 🔴George W. Bush 🔵John Kerry	47.53%	52%	+
2008 🔵Barack Obama 🔴John McCain	54.2%	44.99%	+
2012 🔵Barack Obama 🔴Mitt Romney	49.34%	49.54%	+
2016 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Hillary Clinton	52.71%	43.2%	+
2020 🔵Joe Biden 🔴Donald Trump	57.99%	40.88%	+
2024 🔴Donald Trump 🔵Kamala Harris
Notes: Presidential Tickets 2000 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D) Al Gore & Joe Lieberman 2004 (R) George W. Bush & Dick Cheney; (D)John Kerry & John Edwards 2008 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) John McCain & Sarah Palin 2012 (D) Barack Obama & Joe Biden; (R) Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan 2016 (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence; (D) Hillary Clinton & Tim Kaine 2020 (D) Joe Biden & Kamala Harris; (R) Donald Trump & Mike Pence 2024 (R) Donald Trump & JD Vance; (D) Kamala Harris & Tim Waltz *Landslide Scale (county) + Victory margin was less than 20 percent ++ Victory margin was between 20 to 49 percentage points of more votes +++ Victory margin was more than half but below three quarters ++++ Victory margin was three quarters or more

Key Industry	As % County GDP	GDP Growth*
County GDP¹	100%	21%

Government Enterprises	6%	12%
Private Industries	94%	21%
Agriculture	1%	-46%
Mining	<1%	83%
Utilities	<1%	25%
Construction	4%	24%
Manufacturing	7%	15%
– Durable	3%	-11%
– Nondurable	4%	43%
Trade	14%	18%
– Wholesale	7%	0%
– Retail	7%	44%
Transportation	1%	48%
Information	10%	56%
Finance & Insurance	13%	18%
Real Estate	14%	11%
Professional & Business Services	20%	22%
Educational Services	1%	26%
Healthcare & Social Services	5%	18%
Arts, Recreation & Entertainment	1%	30%
Accommodation & Food Services	1%	22%
Other Services²	2%	28%
Notes: *Growth rates are based on most recent five-year value available and are updated dynamically ^1. All industry total. ^2. Includes various repairs, maintenance, personal care, religious organizations, social and professional organizations etc.

	Total*	Vibrancy Indicator (1-100)**
🚙 Automobile Dealers	69	88
🪑 Furniture & Home Furnishings	77	86
📺 Electronics & Appliance	26	80
🛒 Grocery Stores	140	91
🍾 Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores	47	85
⚕️ Health & Personal Care	113	89
⛽ Gasoline Stations	115	90
👕 Clothing Stores	74	80
👠 Shoe Stores	17	66
🧳 Luggage, Leather Goods & Jewelry	18	68
🏸 Sporting Goods	28	80
📚 Book Stores & News Dealers	10	65
🏬 Department Stores	52	86
💐 Florists	23	86
🎁 Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Shops	20	72
🐕 Pet & Pet Supplies	27	80
🍺 Bars & Taverns	28	77
🍽️ Full-service restaurants	356	92
🍔 Limited-service restaurants	339	91
🏠 Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers	247	90
🛏️ Traveler Accommodation	38	79
Notes: * Total counts of establishments are places of business. ** Vibrancy score is based on comparisons of relevant establishments per square mile of land area among all counties and county equivalents in the United States; A score of 100 means the county is in the top one percentile.

Household Income by Distribution
	As % County’s Total Household Income	Average Household Income	Maximum Household Income
Top 5%¹	22%	$414,300	N/A
Top 20%	50%	$242,000	More than $250,000
Next highest 20%	24%	$113,500	$141,700
Middle 20%	15%	$70,500	$89,400
Second lowest 20%	8%	$40,000	$53,900
Bottom 20%	3%	$13,200	$27,200
Notes: ^1. Households with aggregate income above 95% of all households in the county

		% Total Households	Average Household Income*
Wages & Salaries		75%	$91,500
Self-Employment		11%	$40,400
Investment Income¹		24%	$22,800
Social Security		29%	$24,500
Supplemental Security		4%	$10,700
Public Assistance		2%	Below $10,000
Retirement		23%	$35,800
Notes: * Calculation based on households claim to have specific source of income; Households may have more than one source of income ¹Includes interest, dividends, and net rental income

	Under 25*	Age 25 to 49*	Age 50 to 64*	Age 65 & Older*
Below $25K	1%	1%	2%	4%
$25K – $49K	1%	3%	3%	5%
$50K – $99K	1%	7%	7%	8%
$100K – $199K	<1%	12%	13%	7%
$200K & more	<1%	7%	15%	3%
Notes: * Age of heads of households

Median Earnings by Worker Characteristics

Race/Ethnicity	Male	Female
Non-Hispanic White	$37,500	$31,100
African-American	$16,400
Hispanic	$30,900
Asian	$32,100	$24,500

Level of Education	Male	Female
Below Highschool	$37,500	$19,900
Highschool & GED	$39,800	$31,600
Some College to Associate’s	$45,100	$39,200
College/Bachelor’s Degree	$69,200	$47,000
Graduate Degree	$90,700	$62,000

Occupation	Male	Female
White-Collar¹	$70,300	$53,100
STEM²	$72,400	$58,300
Gray-Collar³	$67,600	Below $10,000
Pink-Collar⁴	$28,100	$14,000
Sales⁵	$36,600	$19,300
Blue-Collar⁶	$38,000	$18,400
Notes: ^1. Management, business, science, and arts occupations ^2. Computer, engineering, and science occupations ^3. Protective service occupations including firefighters and law enforcement ^4. Personal care and service occupations ^5. Sales and sales related ^6.Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

Disaster Category	Natural Hazard Risk Rating	Annual Loss Per Capita
Avalanche
Coastal Flooding	+
Cold Waves
Drought	++	$
Earthquake	+	$
Hail	+	$
Heat Waves	++	$
Hurricane	+	$
Ice Storm	+	$
Landslide	+
Lightning	+	$
Riverine Flooding	+	$
Strong Wind	+	$
Tornado	+	$
Tsunami
Volcanic Activity
Wildfires	+
Winter Weather	+	$
Notes: Locations with insufficient data or not rated are left blank. +: Very low to Relatively low risk ratings ++: Relatively moderate +++: Relatively high ++++: Very high $: Expected per capita annual loss from the natural disaster is below $100 $$: $100-499 $$$: $500-999 $$$$: $1,000 and more

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