Living in West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania

Overview

A total of 42,222 households are located in West Chester Area School District area. Among them, 11,449 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.04 people. The total number of children in the region is 28,182 and 31,917 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (5,269) of residents are non-citizens and 11% (12,033) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of West Chester Area School District, Pennsylvania
Household	42,222
Population	105,729
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	11,449 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	28,182
Total Students	31,917
Pre-Kindergarten	1,818
Kindergarten	1,170
Grade 1-8	9,467
Grade 9-12	5,652
College/Graduate School	13,810
Veterans	89,568
Non-citizen	5,269
Non-English Home Language	12,033
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

92,955 residents are over the age of 16 and 63,181 people are in labor force. Among them, 63,123 people are in civilian labor force and 58 are in armed labor force. 60,761 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 3.70%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Chester Area School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	59,543	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	47,253	79.36%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	2,954	4.96%
Public transportation	1,424	2.39%
Walked	2,690	4.52%
Other method	585	0.98%
Worked from home	4,637	7.79%
Average Commute Time	27 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	60,761	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	33,558	55.23%
Service	8,160	13.43%
Sales and office	13,122	21.60%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,507	4.13%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,414	5.62%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	60,761	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	562	0.92%
Construction	2,630	4.33%
Manufacturing	5,948	9.79%
Wholesale trade	1,964	3.23%
Retail trade	5,984	9.85%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,561	2.57%
Information	1,316	2.17%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	6,791	11.18%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	10,495	17.27%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	14,304	23.54%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	5,496	9.05%
Other services, except public administration	2,443	4.02%
Public administration	1,267	2.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	60,761	-
Private wage and salary workers	52,496	86.40%
Government workers	4,961	8.16%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	3,172	5.22%
Unpaid family workers	132	0.22%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $133,555 for the 42,222 households in West Chester Area School District area, Pennsylvania. The average income of a single worker is $45,526. 106,680 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 96.71%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	42,222	-
Less than $10,000	1,879	4.45%
$10,000 - $14,999	906	2.15%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,969	4.66%
$25,000 - $34,999	2,398	5.68%
$35,000 - $49,999	3,376	8.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	5,166	12.24%
$75,000 - $99,999	5,182	12.27%
$100,000 - $149,999	8,423	19.95%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,762	11.28%
More than $200,000	8,161	19.33%
Median Household Income	$101,347	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$133,555	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	27,008	-
Less than $10,000	304	1.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	198	0.73%
$15,000 - $24,999	546	2.02%
$25,000 - $34,999	740	2.74%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,285	4.76%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,560	9.48%
$75,000 - $99,999	3,568	13.21%
$100,000 - $149,999	6,360	23.55%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,058	15.03%
More than $200,000	7,389	27.36%

Median Family Income	$132,510	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$167,613	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$45,526	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$82,173	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$82,173	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	110,304	-
With health insurance coverage	106,680	96.71%
Public coverage	25,030	22.69%
Private health insurance	96,296	87.30%
Without health insurance coverage	3,624	3.29%

Housing

There are 43,996 housing units in West Chester Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 42,222 units (95.97%) occupied. 29,112 houses (68.95%) are occupied by owner and 13,110 houses (31.05%) are rented. The average housing value is $414,400 and the average rental cost is $1,451. 588 houses (1.34%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,188 houses (14.06%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,996	-
Occupied	42,222	95.97%
Owner Occupied	29,112	68.95%
Renter Occupied	13,110	31.05%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	21,973	49.94%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	10,037	22.81%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	11,911	27.07%
Mobile Homes	75	0.17%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,996	-
Built 2014 or later	588	1.34%
Built 2010 - 2013	1,070	2.43%
Built 2000 - 2009	4,673	10.62%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,342	16.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	8,369	19.02%
Built 1970 - 1979	7,388	16.79%
Built 1960 - 1969	4,531	10.30%
Built 1950 - 1959	3,847	8.74%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,188	14.06%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,996	-
1 room	541	1.23%
2 rooms	1,139	2.59%
3 rooms	4,481	10.19%
4 rooms	4,525	10.29%
5 rooms	4,928	11.20%
6 rooms	5,329	12.11%
7 rooms	4,563	10.37%
8 rooms	6,169	14.02%
9 rooms or more	12,321	28.00%
Median Number of Rooms	6.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	43,996	-
no bedroom	599	1.36%
1 bedroom	5,453	12.39%
2 bedrooms	9,504	21.60%
3 bedrooms	11,860	26.96%
4 bedrooms	13,358	30.36%
5 bedrooms or more	3,222	7.32%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	29,112	-
Less than $50,000	274	0.94%
$50,000 - $99,999	146	0.50%
$100,000 - $149,999	422	1.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,117	3.84%
$200,000 - $299,999	4,911	16.87%
$300,000 - $499,999	13,021	44.73%
$500,000 - $999,999	8,795	30.21%
$1,000,000 or more	426	1.46%
Median House Value	$414,400	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	12,583	-
Less than $500	480	3.81%
$500 - $999	1,039	8.26%
$1,000 - $1,499	5,408	42.98%
$1,500 - $1,999	3,858	30.66%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,077	8.56%
$2,500 - $2,999	354	2.81%
$3,000 or more	367	2.92%
Median Rental Costs	$1,451	-

Demographic

A total of 111,588 people lives in West Chester Area School District area, Pennsylvania with 55,138 male and 56,450 female. The males to female ratio is 49.41 to 50.59. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	111,588	-
Male	55,138	49.41%
Female	56,450	50.59%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	111,588	-
Under 5 years	5,443	4.88%
5 - 9 years	5,660	5.07%
10 - 14 years	5,998	5.38%
15 - 19 years	10,051	9.01%
20 - 24 years	11,059	9.91%
25 - 34 years	13,515	12.11%
35 - 44 years	12,552	11.25%
45 - 54 years	14,191	12.72%
55 - 59 years	7,643	6.85%
60 - 64 years	7,411	6.64%
65 - 74 years	10,976	9.84%
75 - 84 years	4,728	4.24%
85 years and older	2,361	2.12%
Median Age	38.2 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	111,588	-
One Race	109,629	98.24%
White	95,608	85.68%
Black or African American	5,068	4.54%
American Indian and Alaska Native	114	0.10%
Asian	6,899	6.18%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	41	0.04%
Other	1,899	1.70%

Two or more races	1,959	1.76%
White and Black or African American	601	0.54%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	223	0.20%
White and Asian	715	0.64%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	17	0.02%

Living in West Chester Area School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic