Chester, Pennsylvania county Economy Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.state.pa.us

Chester, Pennsylvania county Economy

sixty-nine point zero six percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Chester, Pennsylvania. Among them 31.35% are females aged 16 and over. 80.71% of Chester, Pennsylvania workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 2.62% use public transportation (including taxicab). Four point nine one percent of Chester, Pennsylvania residents work at home.

The total population of Chester, Pennsylvania is 433,501 people. The median household income in Chester, Pennsylvania is sixty-five thousand, two hundred and ninety-five dollars. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 45.19% of all occupations. 6.87% of Chester, Pennsylvania population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 26.29% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 9.74% of occupations.

11.54% of families in Chester, Pennsylvania have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Chester, Pennsylvania median household income is sixty-five thousand, two hundred and ninety-five dollars. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $51,223, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid $34,854.

	Chester, Pennsylvania	%, Chester, Pennsylvania	United States
Population 16 years and over	332,513		217,168,077
In labor force	229,631	69.06%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	229,469	69.01%	63.39%
- - Employed	221,255	66.54%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	8,214	2.47%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	162	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	102,882	30.94%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	171,865	51.69%	51.66%
In labor force	104,241	31.35%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	104,219	31.34%	29.65%
- - Employed	100,871	30.34%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	34,315	10.32%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	18,987		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	218,153		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	176,075	80.71%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	18,726	8.58%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	5,725	2.62%	4.73%
Walked	5,512	2.53%	2.93%
Other means	1,409	0.65%	1.19%
Worked at home	10,706	4.91%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	27.5	0.01%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	221,255		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	99,985	45.19%	33.65%
Service occupations	24,066	10.88%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	58,170	26.29%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	2,267	1.02%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	15,208	6.87%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	21,559	9.74%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4,453	2.01%	1.87%
Construction	12,345	5.58%	6.78%
Manufacturing	32,810	14.83%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	8,811	3.98%	3.6%
Retail trade	24,769	11.19%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	8,975	4.06%	5.2%
Information	6,696	3.03%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	22,064	9.97%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	30,589	13.83%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	43,715	19.76%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	12,025	5.43%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	8,978	4.06%	4.87%
Public administration	5,025	2.27%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	186,710	84.39%	78.47%
Government workers	18,891	8.54%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	15,034	6.79%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	620	0.28%	0.31%

	Chester, Pennsylvania	%, Chester, Pennsylvania	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	158,025		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	6,634	4.2%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,277	3.34%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	11,213	7.1%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	14,069	8.9%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	21,084	13.34%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	32,407	20.51%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	24,098	15.25%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	24,851	15.73%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,853	5.6%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	9,539	6.04%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	65,295		41,994
With earnings	135,283	40.69%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	83,314		56,604
With Social Security income	36,642	11.02%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,950		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	3,194	0.96%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	7,234		6,320
With public assistance income	1,935	0.58%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,068		3,032
With retirement income	26,575	7.99%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	20,016		17,376
Families	114,091		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	2,230	1.95%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,795	1.57%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	5,284	4.63%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	7,851	6.88%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	13,165	11.54%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	24,783	21.72%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	20,445	17.92%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	21,905	19.2%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	7,971	6.99%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	8,662	7.59%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	76,916		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	31,627		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	51,223		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	34,854		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	3,529		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	2,586	73.28%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	1,285	36.41%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,732		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,498	86.49%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	691	39.9%	42.27%
Individuals	22,032		33,899,812
18 years and over	15,950	72.39%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	2,589	11.75%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	5,681	25.79%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	4,070	18.47%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	10,357	47.01%	31.63%

• Home
• Sell a Home
• Buy a Home
• Services
• Information
• My Fizber