West Chester borough, Pennsylvania demographics

Population: 18,592
Median age: 24.6

Median household income: 65,027

West Chester is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of West Chester borough, PA.

Population

202118,592
202020,033
201920,034
201819,888
201719,698
201619,434
201519,181
201418,860
201318,736
201218,656
201118,813
201018,530
200918,329

Census data for West Chester borough, Pennsylvania

Demographic and housing estimates in West Chester borough, Pennsylvania

Total population
Total population18,592
Male8,847
Female9,745
Population by age
Total population18,592
Under 5 years531
5 to 9 years488
10 to 14 years508
15 to 19 years3,627
20 to 24 years4,431
25 to 34 years3,488
35 to 44 years1,413
45 to 54 years1,356
55 to 59 years635
60 to 64 years500
65 to 74 years1,082
75 to 84 years358
85 years and over175
Median age (years)24.6
Under 18 years1,926
16 years and over16,896
18 years and over16,666
21 years and over12,073
62 years and over1,899
65 years and over1,615
Population by race
Total population18,592
One race18,011
   White14,035
   Black or African American2,357
   American Indian and Alaska Native0
   Asian309
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race1,310
Two or more races581
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population16,181
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population7,475
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population8,706

Social characteristics in West Chester borough, Pennsylvania

Households by type
Total households6,832
Family households (families)1,510
Married-couple family630
Male householder, no wife present, family1,896
Female householder, no husband present, family1,174
Nonfamily households2,796
Average household size1,267
Average family size2.18

Economic characteristics in West Chester borough, Pennsylvania

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households6,832
Less than $10,000297
$10,000 to $14,999438
$15,000 to $24,999597
$25,000 to $34,999855
$35,000 to $49,999576
$50,000 to $74,9991,029
$75,000 to $99,999947
$100,000 to $149,999965
$150,000 to $199,999517
$200,000 or more611
Median household income (dollars)65,027

Housing characteristics in West Chester borough, Pennsylvania

Housing occupancy
Total housing units7,240
Occupied housing units6,832
Vacant housing units408
Units in structure
Total housing units7,240
1-unit, detached1,147
1-unit, attached2,349
2 units400
3 or 4 units640
5 to 9 units851
10 to 19 units347
20 or more units1,506
Mobile home0
Boat, RV, van, etc.0
Year structure built
Total housing units7,240
Built 2014 or later0
Built 2010 to 2013682
Built 2000 to 2009333
Built 1990 to 1999282
Built 1980 to 1989336
Built 1970 to 19791,045
Built 1960 to 1969596
Built 1950 to 1959569
Built 1940 to 1949368
Built 1939 or earlier3,029
Rooms
Total housing units7,240
1 room356
2 rooms542
3 rooms1,438
4 rooms1,095
5 rooms1,067
6 rooms868
7 rooms510
8 rooms484
9 rooms or more880
Median rooms4.7
Bedrooms
Total housing units7,240
No bedroom385
1 bedroom1,589
2 bedrooms2,240
3 bedrooms1,757
4 bedrooms866
5 or more bedrooms403
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units6,832
Owner-occupied2,249
Renter-occupied4,583
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.47
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.04
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units6,832
Moved in 2017 or later1,029
Moved in 2015 to 20162,884
Moved in 2010 to 20141,181
Moved in 2000 to 2009838
Moved in 1990 to 1999439
Moved in 1989 and earlier461
Value
Owner-occupied units2,249
Less than $50,00017
$50,000 to $99,99924
$100,000 to $149,99933
$150,000 to $199,99949
$200,000 to $299,999262
$300,000 to $499,9991,241
$500,000 to $999,999601
$1,000,000 or more22
Median (dollars)406,400
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units2,249
Housing units with a mortgage1,484
Housing units without a mortgage765
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent4,544
Less than $500304
$500 to $999805
$1,000 to $1,4991,496
$1,500 to $1,9991,293
$2,000 to $2,499411
$2,500 to $2,999181
$3,000 or more54
Median (dollars)1,387
No rent paid39
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