Living in Chester County School District, South Carolina

Overview

A total of 12,653 households are located in Chester County School District area. Among them, 3,319 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.28 people. The total number of children in the region is 9,217 and 6,938 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (132) of residents are non-citizens and 3% (818) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Chester County School District, South Carolina
Household	12,653
Population	32,131
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,319 (26%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	9,217
Total Students	6,938
Pre-Kindergarten	268
Kindergarten	465
Grade 1-8	3,284
Grade 9-12	1,866
College/Graduate School	1,055
Veterans	25,035
Non-citizen	132
Non-English Home Language	818
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

25,901 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,014 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,008 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 13,196 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.

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

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	12,875	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,864	84.38%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,390	10.80%
Public transportation	29	0.23%
Walked	199	1.55%
Other method	101	0.78%
Worked from home	292	2.27%
Average Commute Time	28 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,196	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,165	23.98%
Service	2,105	15.95%
Sales and office	2,734	20.72%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,482	11.23%
Production, transportation, and material moving	3,710	28.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,196	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	240	1.82%
Construction	789	5.98%
Manufacturing	3,104	23.52%
Wholesale trade	450	3.41%
Retail trade	1,514	11.47%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	762	5.77%
Information	199	1.51%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	435	3.30%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	984	7.46%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	2,526	19.14%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,061	8.04%
Other services, except public administration	641	4.86%
Public administration	491	3.72%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,196	-
Private wage and salary workers	10,711	81.17%
Government workers	1,885	14.28%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	584	4.43%
Unpaid family workers	16	0.12%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $54,235 for the 12,653 households in Chester County School District area, South Carolina. The average income of a single worker is $30,335. 28,722 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 89.34%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,653	-
Less than $10,000	1,384	10.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,053	8.32%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,775	14.03%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,293	10.22%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,694	13.39%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,292	18.11%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,371	10.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,257	9.93%
$150,000 - $199,999	363	2.87%
More than $200,000	171	1.35%
Median Household Income	$42,442	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$54,235	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,042	-
Less than $10,000	653	8.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	264	3.28%
$15,000 - $24,999	746	9.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	785	9.76%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,216	15.12%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,594	19.82%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,112	13.83%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,164	14.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	349	4.34%
More than $200,000	159	1.98%

Median Family Income	$54,934	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,743	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,335	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$44,223	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$44,223	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	32,150	-
With health insurance coverage	28,722	89.34%
Public coverage	13,660	42.49%
Private health insurance	18,964	58.99%
Without health insurance coverage	3,428	10.66%

Housing

There are 14,755 housing units in Chester County School District area, South Carolina with 12,653 units (85.75%) occupied. 9,628 houses (76.09%) are occupied by owner and 3,025 houses (23.91%) are rented. The average housing value is $95,600 and the average rental cost is $661. 149 houses (1.01%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,873 houses (12.69%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,755	-
Occupied	12,653	85.75%
Owner Occupied	9,628	76.09%
Renter Occupied	3,025	23.91%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	10,645	72.15%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	34	0.23%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,070	7.25%
Mobile Homes	3,006	20.37%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,755	-
Built 2014 or later	149	1.01%
Built 2010 - 2013	169	1.15%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,320	8.95%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,053	20.69%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,948	13.20%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,165	14.67%
Built 1960 - 1969	2,016	13.66%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,062	13.97%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,873	12.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,755	-
1 room	55	0.37%
2 rooms	123	0.83%
3 rooms	290	1.97%
4 rooms	2,254	15.28%
5 rooms	4,245	28.77%
6 rooms	3,642	24.68%
7 rooms	1,958	13.27%
8 rooms	1,157	7.84%
9 rooms or more	1,031	6.99%
Median Number of Rooms	5.6 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	14,755	-
no bedroom	55	0.37%
1 bedroom	539	3.65%
2 bedrooms	4,024	27.27%
3 bedrooms	8,153	55.26%
4 bedrooms	1,509	10.23%
5 bedrooms or more	475	3.22%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,628	-
Less than $50,000	1,739	18.06%
$50,000 - $99,999	3,346	34.75%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,528	15.87%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,249	12.97%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,108	11.51%
$300,000 - $499,999	470	4.88%
$500,000 - $999,999	161	1.67%
$1,000,000 or more	27	0.28%
Median House Value	$95,600	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,543	-
Less than $500	571	22.45%
$500 - $999	1,658	65.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	307	12.07%
$1,500 - $1,999	7	0.28%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$661	-

Demographic

A total of 32,311 people lives in Chester County School District area, South Carolina with 15,703 male and 16,608 female. The males to female ratio is 48.60 to 51.40. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	32,311	-
Male	15,703	48.60%
Female	16,608	51.40%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,311	-
Under 5 years	1,823	5.64%
5 - 9 years	1,900	5.88%
10 - 14 years	2,301	7.12%
15 - 19 years	2,119	6.56%
20 - 24 years	1,671	5.17%
25 - 34 years	3,742	11.58%
35 - 44 years	3,625	11.22%
45 - 54 years	4,510	13.96%
55 - 59 years	2,281	7.06%
60 - 64 years	2,465	7.63%
65 - 74 years	3,525	10.91%
75 - 84 years	1,691	5.23%
85 years and older	658	2.04%
Median Age	42.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,311	-
One Race	31,726	98.19%
White	19,518	60.41%
Black or African American	11,972	37.05%
American Indian and Alaska Native	153	0.47%
Asian	65	0.20%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	18	0.06%

Two or more races	585	1.81%
White and Black or African American	329	1.02%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	131	0.41%
White and Asian	22	0.07%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Chester County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic